how tall was robert wadlow when he was a baby
Wadlow with his mother and brother. Image: ullstein bild/Getty Images. On Feb. 22, 1918, a perfectly normal 8.7-pound boy was born to Harold and Addie Wadlow of Alton, Illinois. By his first birthday, Robert Wadlow weighed 45 pounds and stood 3 feet, 3.5 inches. He kept growing, towering over his father at age eight. At 13 years old and 7 feet, 4 inches, he was the worldâs tallest Boy Scout.