Walter Hudson (June 5, 1944 – December 24, 1991) was an American man and the holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest waist circumference, at 119 inches (302 cm) around.
He stayed in a queen-sized bed all day, only leaving to go to the bathroom, ate food prepared and served to him by his family members, and kept himself occupied by reading the Bible daily.
In 1989, a bronchial infection disrupted Hudson's diet and exercise routine, causing him to relapse and regain nearly 200 pounds (91 kg).
[2] Hudson described his typical daily diet to People magazine as consisting of two boxes of sausages, 1 pound (0.45 kg) of bacon, one dozen eggs, and a loaf of bread for breakfast; four Big Macs, four double cheeseburgers, and eight large portions of French fries for lunch; and three large ham steaks or two chickens, four baked potatoes, four sweet potatoes, and four heads of broccoli for dinner.
Emergency rescuers from the Hempstead Fire Department cut a 15-by-9-foot (4.6 by 2.7 m) hole in the bedroom wall to remove his body from the premises.
[5][2] Hudson's funeral was held on January 2, 1992, at Gospel Blessing Center Church in Roosevelt, New York and was attended by over a thousand people, including his former nutritional advisor Dick Gregory.
He was interred in Greenfield Cemetery in a custom-built coffin that was 54 inches (140 cm) wide, weighed more than 800 pounds (360 kg), and required eight pallbearers to move.