Walter Hudson

Walter Hudson (c. 1944 in Brooklyn, NY – 1991) of Hempstead, New York was the fourth most obese human in medical history. He weighed 1,197 pounds (543 kg) before his death.

Gregory involvement
He made the head lines after becomeing weddged into his bedroom door way and having to be rescued by fire men. It took 9 men to move him back on to the reinforced bed of which he had been almost a prisoner of for 27 years.Despite his weight his organs functioned as well as a normal 21-year-old's but comedian and nutritionalist Dick Gregory used Hudson to highlight the virtue of his diet system, often saying that Hudson had lost between 200 and 800 pounds (90–360 kg), and using him for his own Bahamian diet. When Hudson refused to participate in the making of a videotape about the diet, Gregory left.

Death
Walter Hudson died in his sleep at age 47, weighing 1125 pounds (510.29 kg), after years of starvation dieting. His death came weeks after he announced his wedding date.