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The family of a 6ft 10in 14-year-old Michigan boy has pleaded for help finding shoes that will fit his size 23 feet.
>Eric Kilburn Jr. from Ortonville, near Flint, had been wearing size 22 shoes but they were too small and caused painful calluses, blisters and ingrown toenails.
>His mom Rebecca, 36, pleaded for help finding shoes to house his feet, given that the average American male shoe size is 10.5.
>Her calls appeared to have been answered as Puma and Under Armour said they will design monster footwear specially for him.
>'At 14, he's still growing. Most kids this big and tall at this age have an endocrine disorder and he does not. He has no health issues with exponential growth,' she told HometownLife.
>Even in seventh grade, family and friends were told to be on the lookout for size 17 shoes and up as he continued to grow.
>Under Armour say Eric's feet will be the biggest pair they have ever made shoes for.
>'We are in rarefied space, there are not that many people in the world in these sizes,' the company's Senior Director of Footwear Development Robb Cropp said. 'We had to help. We know the importance of sports to kids and their development.'
>Puma are also looking to do something similar.
>'There is no mold size for this, because it's such a rarity from a mass production perspective,' head of basketball operations at Puma, Max Staiger said. 'What we will make looks and feels like a normal shoe, with just a little tweak. ... We've done this before with no issue at all. $1,500 for any pair of shoes is almost insanity, I don't care what size it is.'
>Eric will receive basic sneakers, basketball shoes and football cleats while an Italian company, Mauri, is offering to make dress shoes for school and more formal occasions.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/michigan-boy-14-whos-610-pleads-for-help-to-find-shoes-that-will-fit-his-size-23-feet/ar-AA1957E8?li=BBnbfcL
>Eric Kilburn Jr. from Ortonville, near Flint, had been wearing size 22 shoes but they were too small and caused painful calluses, blisters and ingrown toenails.
>His mom Rebecca, 36, pleaded for help finding shoes to house his feet, given that the average American male shoe size is 10.5.
>Her calls appeared to have been answered as Puma and Under Armour said they will design monster footwear specially for him.
>'At 14, he's still growing. Most kids this big and tall at this age have an endocrine disorder and he does not. He has no health issues with exponential growth,' she told HometownLife.
>Even in seventh grade, family and friends were told to be on the lookout for size 17 shoes and up as he continued to grow.
>Under Armour say Eric's feet will be the biggest pair they have ever made shoes for.
>'We are in rarefied space, there are not that many people in the world in these sizes,' the company's Senior Director of Footwear Development Robb Cropp said. 'We had to help. We know the importance of sports to kids and their development.'
>Puma are also looking to do something similar.
>'There is no mold size for this, because it's such a rarity from a mass production perspective,' head of basketball operations at Puma, Max Staiger said. 'What we will make looks and feels like a normal shoe, with just a little tweak. ... We've done this before with no issue at all. $1,500 for any pair of shoes is almost insanity, I don't care what size it is.'
>Eric will receive basic sneakers, basketball shoes and football cleats while an Italian company, Mauri, is offering to make dress shoes for school and more formal occasions.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/michigan-boy-14-whos-610-pleads-for-help-to-find-shoes-that-will-fit-his-size-23-feet/ar-AA1957E8?li=BBnbfcL
