Robert Wadlow was just a shade under nine feet tall and wore size 37 shoes, which had to be custom made at a price of $100. He was born in 1918 to average-sized parents and passed away in 1940, at the young age of 22. This photo was taken at the Heuer farm (Robert appeared at the Heuer Shoe Store in Harrison) in the 1930s by Elmer Griever.