Bob Crowley has always been up for a challenge. Now, he’s famous for it. Producer Carolyn Barnwell shares the story of this self-proclaimed “good ol’ fashioned Yankee” from Maine. Crowley was recruited for the reality TV show Survivor at age 57. After 39 days in the jungle of Gabon, Africa, he was the last man standing. The win launched him into celebrity as the oldest Survivor winner ever. Now retired from teaching high school physics, he aspires to make a career of being “Survivor Bob.” Producer Carolyn Barnwell has the story.
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Bob Crowley has always been up for a challenge. Now, he’s famous for it. Producer Carolyn Barnwell shares the story of this self-proclaimed “good ol’ fashioned Yankee” from Maine. Crowley was recruited for the reality TV show Survivor at age 57. After 39 days in the jungle of Gabon, Africa, he was the last man standing. The win launched him into celebrity as the oldest Survivor winner ever. Now retired from teaching high school physics, he aspires to make a career of being “Survivor Bob.” Producer Carolyn Barnwell has the story.
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