Walter Hudson was an American man and the holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest waist circumference, at 119 inches around.
13 Facts About Walter Hudson
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Walter Hudson's father left the family when he was a baby.
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Walter Hudson was a compulsive eater growing up, and he weighed 125 pounds by the time he was 6 years old.
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Walter Hudson dropped out of school in the 7th grade after breaking his leg, eventually earning his high school diploma via a tutor.
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Walter Hudson never went outside his home, both due to strong agoraphobia and the difficulty caused by his weight.
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Walter Hudson stayed in a queen-sized bed all day, only leaving to go to the bathroom, ate food prepared and served to him by his family members, and kept himself occupied by reading the Bible daily.
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In September 1987, Walter Hudson fell and became stuck in the doorway to his bedroom.
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Walter Hudson left his home under his own power for the first time in 18 years.
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Walter Hudson struck up a relationship with a customer of his named Sunday Cruz, and the two had become engaged by 1991.
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Walter Hudson described his typical daily diet to People magazine as consisting of two boxes of sausages, 1 pound of bacon, one dozen eggs, and a loaf of bread for breakfast; four Big Macs, four double cheeseburgers, and eight large portions of French fries for lunch; and three large ham steaks or two chickens, four baked potatoes, four sweet potatoes, and four heads of broccoli for dinner.
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Walter Hudson died of a heart attack at his home on December 24,1991, at age 47.
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Walter Hudson had regained much of the weight he previously lost, and weighed 1,025 pounds at the time of his death.
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Walter Hudson was interred in Greenfield Cemetery in a custom-built coffin that was 54 inches wide, weighed more than 800 pounds, and required eight pallbearers to move.