Bob Crowley

Robert "Bob" Crowley is the winner of Survivor: Gabon.

Bob holds the distinction as the oldest person ever to win Survivor at 57 years of age and is known for creating two convincingly realistic (but counterfeit) Hidden Immunity Idols which assisted him during his time in the competition (and caused much laughter).

Profile
Robert Crowley considers himself a hybrid of Indiana Jones and Robinson Crusoe. He loves the outdoors and is always ready for his next adventure.

Robert is a high school physics teacher in Gorham, Maine and holds both Associate and Bachelor degrees in forestry from the University of Maine - Orono and a Masters of Education degree from the University of Southern Maine. However, after the school bell rings, Robert becomes an entrepreneur. His wide range of jobs span from being a first mate on a research boat for the Smithsonian Institution in Canada to an entomologist for the USDA, to a skunk relocater, as well as President, Vice President and Chief Negotiator for his local Teacher's Union.

When not on an adventure, Robert interests include journal writing, story telling, photography, bone collecting, archeology and camping.

This tree climbing scientist, who describes himself as honest, adventurous, resourceful and witty, built his truly "green" summer cabin back when green was only referred to as the color. His "green" cabin was completely built with recycled material and requires a fraction of the energy of the average U.S. home. He's built numerous structures from recycled material including wharfs, saunas, a chicken house and a hunting cabin.

Robert strategy is to be a provider and to fly under the radar on SURVIVOR. He's out to prove that nice guys can make it to the end of the game.

Robert and his wife Peggy reside in Portland, Maine. They have two sons, David and John, one daughter, Page, and a high maintenance cat named William. Robert's birth date is February 25, 1951.

Trivia

 * Bob is currently the oldest Survivor winner. His exact age at the day of winning was 57 years, 9 months and 20 days. He is 12 years, 10 months and 10 days older than the second-oldest winner at the time of play, Tom Westman; and 9 years, 10 months and 1 day older than the second-oldest winner overall, Tina Wesson (Tina won Survivor at a younger age than Tom, but is older than him).
 * He is also the only winner to be over 50 at the time of play.
 * Bob is one of three Sole Survivors to win a tiebreaker on his way to the final, the others being Richard Hatch and Natalie White.
 * However, Bob is the only one to have experienced the fire making challenge.
 * Bob was one of two original Kotas (along with Marcus Lehman) to remain on Kota during both tribe shuffles.
 * Bob is the first Survivor winner to also win the Fan Favorite Award.
 * Bob was the only original Kota member to win individual immunity post-merge.
 * Bob is the first (and only) contestant to use his buff as a bowtie.
 * When Randy Bailey played Bob's fake hidden immunity idol, Jeff threw it into the fire, much to the dislike of the viewers. However, once the tribal council was over, Jeff pulled it out so he could give it back to Bob at the reunion show.