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Shaquille O’Neal and Reebok sent Eric Kilburn Jr. five new pairs of shoes after the 6-foot-10 high school freshman went viral for his record-breaking size 23 feet.

A Michigan teen with size 23 feet will get custom shoes, thanks to Under Armour and Puma.

How tall were you when you were 14 years old? Eric Kilburn Jr is 6 feet, 10 inches. He needs specially designed shoes after his feet grew to size 23.

Eric Kilburn Jr may only be 14 years old, but his feet measure in at an enormous size 17. The teen struggled to find a shoe that fits until sporting giant Under Armour stepped in to help.

Eric Kilburn Jr., 14, has been searching for shoes that will fit his size 23 feet for some time. And Under Armour will custom make their biggest shoe to date to help him.

Eric Kilburn Jr., from Michigan, had been wearing size 22 shoes but they caused painful calluses, blisters and ingrown toenails. But Under Armour has since stepped in.

Eric Kilburn Jr. met Sunday with Robb Cropp, the senior director of Footwear Development at Under Armour, so the company could get a 3D rendering of his feet.