Rudy Boesch
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Rudy Boesch (born January 20, 1928) was the oldest competitor on Survivor: Borneo at 72 years of age, where he finished in third place. In the final immunity challenge, Rudy's hand dropped from the idol the competetors had to keep their hands on and he was subsequently voted out of the game by Kelly Wiglesworth. Boesch hosted Combat Missions, a Mark Burnett-produced reality series that aired on the USA Network in 2002. In 2004, Boesch appeared in Survivor: All-Stars, where he was the second contestant voted off the show.
Boesch wrote a book, The Book of Rudy (ISBN 1580626130), which contains his opinions on an array of topics. He currently lives in Virginia Beach.
[edit] Military experience
Boesch served in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL team leader, completing over 45 years continuous activity. From 1968–1970, Boesch completed two combat deployments to Vietnam. Boesch earned the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action during more than 45 combat operations. During and after his stint in Vietnam, Boesch was designated the "Chief SEAL" (a.k.a "Bullfrog"), and set physical and operational standards at SEAL Team TWO. He attained the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer and was honorably discharged on August 1, 1990.
[edit] Quotes
- "What do I look like, Magellan?"
- "Me and Richard got to be pretty good friends; not in a homosexual way, that's for sure."
- "I don't even know what MTV means."
