{"id":104530,"date":"2024-12-23T14:12:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T07:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/?p=104530"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T07:12:53","slug":"16-pound-giant-baby-made-headlines-in-1983-but-wait-till-you-see-him-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/16-pound-giant-baby-made-headlines-in-1983-but-wait-till-you-see-him-today\/","title":{"rendered":"16-Pound Giant Baby Made Headlines In 1983, But Wait Till You See Him Today&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Meet Kevin Robert Clark: The Baby Who Broke Records and Grew into a Giant \ud83c\udf1f\ud83d\udc76\n</h3><p>In 1983, Patricia Clarke had an inkling that her unborn child would be something extraordinary. She had already experienced motherhood with a large family, but nothing could prepare her for the sheer size of the baby she was carrying.\n</p><p>When Kevin Robert Clark arrived, the world was taken aback. At birth, he weighed in at a whopping 16 pounds, making him the largest baby ever born at Community Memorial Hospital\u2014and possibly in all of New Jersey at the time. To put it in perspective, most babies are born weighing around 7-8 pounds, but Kevin was a giant from the moment he arrived.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-104537 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/giant-baby.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"644\"' height='\"823\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/giant-baby.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Patricia and her husband were undoubtedly relieved to see that their enormous baby was not only healthy but thriving\u2014though finding baby clothes and a cot to fit him was a bit of a challenge. Kevin&rsquo;s size was so extraordinary that he couldn\u2019t even fit into standard-sized newborn clothes or cots, making him an instant sensation.\n</p><p>But that was only the beginning. Kevin\u2019s larger-than-life presence quickly attracted national attention. He was featured on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and \u201cGood Morning America\u201d, becoming a media sensation. People from all over were fascinated by this tiny giant, and Kevin\u2019s name became known far beyond his hometown.\n</p><p>Yet, Kevin wasn\u2019t done growing. Far from it. By the time he turned 12, he had already reached a height of 5 feet 7 inches, and by the time he hit junior high, he was an astounding 6 feet 5 inches. His growth didn\u2019t stop there, and as the New York Post reported, Kevin continued to grow, both in height and in notoriety.\n</p><p><iframe title='\"This' baby is all grown up width='\"791\"' height='\"445\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/XLaJ1enhdT8?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 6 feet 5 inches, and there isn\u2019t a day that goes by when someone doesn\u2019t ask me how tall I am,\u201d Kevin shared with the Post, acknowledging the fact that his towering stature has followed him everywhere.\n</p><h3>Kevin\u2019s story is one of both surprise and inspiration, proving that sometimes, life delivers more than we expect\u2014often in the most remarkable ways.\n</h3><p>Kevin&rsquo;s journey reminds us that greatness doesn\u2019t always come in the expected packages. Whether it&rsquo;s being born as the world\u2019s largest baby or growing into a giant, life has a way of surprising us, often in ways we never saw coming. Kevin\u2019s story is proof that no matter how big or small we are, we all have the potential to make an impact\u2014sometimes in ways we can\u2019t even predict.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Meet Kevin Robert Clark: The Baby Who Broke Records and Grew into a Giant \ud83c\udf1f\ud83d\udc76 In 1983, Patricia Clarke had an inkling that her unborn child would be something extraordinary. She had already experienced motherhood with a large family, but nothing could prepare her for the sheer size of the baby she was carrying. 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