
When 24-year-old Patricia Clarke fell pregnant in 1983, she had more than just a feeling that her child was going to be on the large side.
Sheād already had oneĀ baby, and knew that bigĀ babiesĀ ran in her family. That said, she could never have expectedĀ just how hugeĀ the child she was carrying would turn out to be.
Patricia gave birth to Kevin Robert Clark, who epically weighed in at more than 16 pounds. At the time, he was not just the biggestĀ babyĀ ever born at Community Memorial Hospital, but perhaps the largest baby in the state of New Jersey.
He couldnāt fit into a standard sized crib, and his baby clothes were too small for him, but Kevin was ā much to the relief of his parents ā perfectly healthy.
Naturally, it wasnāt long before his size was noticed. He made headlines across the country, not only inspiring a segment on āSaturday Night Liveā, but also getting a mention on āGood Morning Americaā.
Start as you mean to go on
But Kevin wasnāt done stealing the spotlight there.Ā According to the New York Post, by the time he was 12 he stood 5 foot 7. By junior high he was 6 foot 5. From there, he just kept continuing to grow.
āThere isnāt a day that goes by when someone doesnāt ask me how tall I am,ā Kevin told theĀ PostĀ about his size.
āI like to joke that Iām 5-foot-21. When people ask if I play basketball, I ask them if they play miniature golf.ā
Today, Tom is 35-years-old. Heās a former military man who lives with is 6-foot tall wife and their Great Dane.
Heās more than learned to live with the fact heās bigger than virtually everyone else. In fact, he takes his size in his massive stride. These days, Tom is 6 feet 9 inches tall.
It canāt be easy to quite literally be born into the limelight, nor to grow up with people pointing at you and asking questions about your size the majority of the time.