how did robert waldow die?

Answer 1

Wadlow's size began to take its toll: he required leg braces to walk, and had little feeling in his legs and feet. When Robert was 21, he reached 8 feet 8½ inches (2.65 m) tall. On June 27, 1940 (eighteen days before his death), he was measured at 8 feet 11.09 inches (2.72 m) by doctors C. M. Charles and Cyril MacBryde of Washington University in St. Louis.

In his time, Wadlow was among the most popular of American celebrities; he was well-known due to his 1936 U.S. tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and his 1938 promotional tour with the INTERCO. He continued participating in various tours and public appearances.

On July 4, 1940 while making a professional appearance at the National Forest Festival a faulty brace irritated his ankle, causing a blister and bad infection. Doctors treated him with a blood transfusion and emergency surgery, but his condition worsened and on July 15, 1940, he died in his sleep.

Around 40,000 people attended Wadlow's funeral on July 19. He was buried in a half-ton coffin that required 12 pallbearers to carry, which was interred within a vault of solid concrete. It was believed that Wadlow's family were concerned for the sanctity of his body after his death, and went to these lengths of security to ensure he would never be disturbed or stolen. His gravestone simply reads, "At Rest."

Answer 2

He was the tallest man of all time and died at 42 but was still growing!!! So I believe the growing problem caused his demise in some way.(almost 9 feet tall)