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  CBS
Rudy joined the Navy in April of 1945 and immediately volunteered for "secret and hazardous duty" with the Amphibious Scouts and Raiders, highly classified naval commando units.
In 1967, Rudy was advanced to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer and, between combat tours, served as the senior enlisted position of Command Master Chief.
Rudy and Marge have three children: Ellen Marie, Patricia Ann and Barbara Jean, and one granddaughter, Kelsey.
www.cbs.com /primetime/survivor8/survivors/bio/rudy.shtml   (473 words)

  
 Survivor World - Contains all the latest news and information
Rudy became a proficient combat swimmer and expert in small-boat operations.
In 1962, Rudy was one of the 50 hand-selected officers of the original SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) Team TWO, becoming one of their most distinguished members.
Rudy and Marge, his wife of 42 years, are now involved in extensive volunteer work.
members.tripod.com /survivor_world/Survivors/rudybio.htm   (486 words)

  
 Rudy Boesch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 served in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL team leader, completing over 45 years continuous activity.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rudy_Boesch   (241 words)

  
 The Lubbock Online Network - Your Vote Counts!
Rudy Boesch, a favorite among viewers of the hit CBS summer series, was in Washington for a SEAL conference, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
The Rudy expedition saw at least one inner sanctum off-limits to non-celebrity tourists: the third-floor gym and basketball court known to justices and clerks as the highest court in the land.
Boesch, 72, was a finalist among 16 people who agreed to eat unappetizing things and rough it on a Malaysian island for 39 days in hopes of winning a $1 million prize.
www.lubbockonline.com /survivor/rudy.shtml   (385 words)

  
 Rudy Boesch, SEAL Team TWO , The BullFrog
Boesch, who was forbidden by CBS contract from giving interviews, stood during the hour presentation, smiled and took the applause of the Navy gathering at a club called the Foc'sle, which had the show on a dozen TV screens.
Rudy Boesch, the former Navy SEAL from West Alanton, won the immunity challenge - a combination of chess and tick-tack-toe - which meant he couldn't be voted off the tropical island.
Boesch, a 72-year-old former Navy SEAL who lives with his wife in West Alanton, Virginia Beach, stands tanned and lean among the surviving castaways after 23-year-old Dirk Been of Spring Green, Wis., was voted off the island as Wednesday's episode drew to a close.
www.geocities.com /el_ticitl/rudygo.htm   (4237 words)

  
 Rudy The Recruiter? [Free Republic]
Boesch also was an unabashed booster for the sea service, making it achingly clear he would like nothing better than to go back to work for the Navy.
Boesch's popularity grew week after week during the show's run, as the gruff and grizzled ex-Navy man endured the island's hardships and the other 15 contestants' schemings.
Maybe with Rudy as one of the recruiters the Navy would get a wholelot of young men who desire to serve their country and be men.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a39b918d32892.htm   (1115 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Book of Rudy: The Wit and Wisdom of Rudy Boesch: Books: Rudy Boesch,Jeff Herman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
RUDY BOESCH is a popular television personality and 73-year-old retired Navy SEAL Master Chief.
Boesch is a resident of Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he lives with Marge, his wife of 45 years.
Conversely, when Rudy mentions "The Mole", Herman sees fit (on p.40) to add in "[TV show]" even though the answer is clearly about TV shows, and even though the question includes the phrase "reality shows on TV".
www.amazon.com /Book-Rudy-Wit-Wisdom-Boesch/dp/1580626130   (1536 words)

  
 Navy SEALs.com - Famous Navy Seal Boesch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rudy Boesch, now famous for his television appearance on “Survivor,” joined the Navy in April of 1945.
Boesch became a proficient combat swimmer and expert in small-boat operations.
In 1962, Boesch was one of the 50 hand-selected officers of the original SEAL Team TWO, becoming one of their most distinguished members.
www.navyseals.com /community/navyseals/famous_ns_boesch.cfm   (212 words)

  
 Rudy Boesch - Premiere Speakers Bureau
For his extraordinary performance, Rudy was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal - an award not often given to an enlisted man.
Rudy and Marge, his wife, are now involved in extensive volunteer work.
Rudy travels from Virginia Beach, VA He requires first class airfare for 2 people.
premierespeakers.com /1972/index.cfm   (628 words)

  
 HAMPTON ROADS Fun
It was ``Beverly Hills 90210.'' Rudy: ``I dunno that show.'' Boesch, a decorated former Navy SEAL with 45 years in uniform, is not impressed by the rich and famous with whom he has rubbed elbows since ``Survivor'' made him famous.
Boesch appeared before the TCA in desert fatigues with the silver eagles of a full colonel on his collars.
The ``this'' is the lightning bolt that struck Boesch when Burnett early in 2000 chose him from among 23 finalists to be part of ``Survivor,'' to spend time on a tropical island where cameras never stopped rolling even as one castaway strolled the beach naked.
www.hamptonroads.com /fun/en0716rudy.html   (1264 words)

  
 Rudy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
But when Rudy Boesch became a contestant on SURVIVOR we found someone who had lived this life of action, ethic and integrity for 45 years of military service and who continued to live that life in front of us every week.
When Master Chief Rudy Boesch speaks, it's always in your best interest to pay attention, even if you are someone as important, influential and capable as the Governor of Minnesota.
Rudy and the Governor both moved freely among the crowd of UDT/SEAL combat Veterans.
www.sdbeachlife.com /rudy.htm   (191 words)

  
 HAMPTON ROADS, Virginia, Fun
Boesch came back from the island thin but triumphant, still as tough as beef jerky, and the most popular of the castaways in polls taken by CBS, Newsweek, ``Entertainment Tonight'' and USA Today.
Until Boesch and ``Survivor'' brought a new measure of fame to Virginia Beach, nobody knew there was a key to the city.
Island life, said Boesch, evolved into a three-day cycle with one day for the immunity challenge, the second for the reward challenge, and the third for rest and relaxation.
www.hamptonroads.com /fun/en0907rud.html   (1871 words)

  
 Rudy Boesch
Rudy Boesch unforgettable performance at the Blair Witch-esque challenge and his response of “I don’t know” is just on the surface of the character he portrayed on the show.
At the start of the game, Rudy rubbed many people the wrong way but his success in making the right friends helped him creep into the final 3.
Since finishing in third place on SURVIVOR: PULAU TIGA, Rudy Boesch and his wife of 48 years, Marge, have traveled the world making all sorts of appearances.
www.survivorshrine.com /s8/profiles/rudy.shtml   (601 words)

  
 Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Rudy Boesch, from the popular TV show "Survivor" will tour commissaries in Europe this summer.
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Sicily — Rudy Boesch, the third from last to be booted off the island on the TV show “Survivor,” might not have won the $1 million grand prize, but he has gained quite a fan base around the world.
Boesch served 45 continuous years on active duty in the Navy, including two combat tours in Vietnam.
ww2.pstripes.osd.mil /01/may01/ed053001l.html   (528 words)

  
 The Winchester Star-Boesch, Miss Va. to Be Apple Blossom Guests   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rudy Boesch, 72, the Navy SEAL from the 2000 CBS television show “Survivor,” and Jennifer Pitts, Miss Virginia 2002, will be attending various events at the festival and riding in the Grand Feature Parade.
Boesch, from Virginia Beach, was one of the remaining four contestants on the first season of “Survivor.”
In 1988, Boesch was assigned to the Special Operations Command to advise Gen. James J. Lindsay on all enlisted matters, for which he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/030412/Area_guests.asp   (329 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV news - 'Survivor' Rudy on Burnett: 'We're Friends'
Been's statement says that Boesch was a supply guy for the competing team, although he himself was not a contestant.
Whether or not Burnett and Boesch were friends before "Survivor," it is clear that the two, who share a military background, are friends now.
Boesch could not be reached for comment on this story.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|68140|1|,00.html   (561 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV news - Rudy Is Burnett's New 'Camp Commander'
10:00 PM PT Rudy Boesch, a contestant on the first "Survivor," is teaming up with executive producer, Mark Burnett, to command the new reality series "Combat Missions." Boesch will become "Camp Commander" on the one-hour series for USA Networks.
"Rudy Boesch is the absolute ideal choice for the role of 'Camp Commander' on our new series," said Jim Miller, USA's executive vice president of original programming.
Boesch, 72, retired from the U.S. Navy in 1990 after completing over 45 years of continuous active duty.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|65520|1|,00.html   (317 words)

  
 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Rudy Boesch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Biography: Rudy Boesch (born January 20, 1928) was the oldest competitor on Survivor: Pulau Tiga at 72 years of age.
Boesch served in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL team leader, and retired after completing over 45 years continuous activity.
During and after his stint in Vietnam, Boesch was designated the "Chief SEAL," and set physical and operational standards at SEAL Team TWO.
www.classictvhits.com /cast.php?id=1782   (208 words)

  
 Military Living's Shopping Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The game was really over when Rudy lost what should have been a free ride to the two top spots: He dozed off in the final immunity challenge and the nap cost him big time.
Rudy Boesch will always have the honor of being one of the original "Survivors." He knows it won't last forever but he's enjoying it for the moment, and the memories will remain.
Rudy's favorite foods are posted on web sites devoted to the "Survivor" series and they're a part of his regular commissary shopping list.
www.militaryliving.com /shop_pr52.html   (1250 words)

  
 Army Times - Community - Bases and Places.
If selected for the $1 million “fan vote,” retired Navy Master Chief Rudy Boesch vowed Monday to give half to the families of troops killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Rudy’s loyalty to his team and to his word — even at his own expense — made the 76-year-old Virginia Beach resident a fan favorite in the show’s first season, when he finished third.
Rudy’s fan rating stood at 74 percent Monday afternoon.
www.armytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292258-2904814.php   (331 words)

  
 knot.magazine : print
Watching Rudy leave was heart wrenching for me, as he was my favorite contestant on the island.
Somehow though, hearing Rudy say, in his little good-bye speech, that the two that lied to him and voted him out better watch out because he has "a lot of friends" made me feel a little better.
Even more recently, in what CBS called "a historic edition of Survivor: All-Stars" (the show has only had three episodes) Jenna Morasca, the winner of Survivor: Amazon, took herself out of the competition to go home and be with her ill mother.
www.knotmag.com /?print=1141   (689 words)

  
 CNN.com - 'Survivor' Rudy draws fans in Virginia hometown - August 18, 2000
But as Rudy Boesch gets closer to winning the $1 million on "Survivor," the excitement's spilling over in his hometown.
A Navy enlisted man for 45 years, Boesch was one of the original 50 Navy SEAL Team 2 members in 1962.
Boesch's luxury item was more practical: a toothbrush.
archives.cnn.com /2000/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/18/rudy.ap/index.html   (577 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - CNN Today: 'Rudy' Action Figure Featured at Toy Fair - February 12, 2001
That's the figure in the image of Rudy, ex-military man and one of the original "Survivor" castaways.
BOESCH: Well, the guy I picked is already gone, so I'm not going to predict no more.
BOESCH: Well, I know as much as what was in the paper, and you know, there's no way you can fix this show.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0102/12/tod.22.html   (759 words)

  
 'Survivor' Rudy has new role   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rudy is quite plainly himself and damn the torpedoes.
Boesch watched the show's finale on TV and scoffed at his greenhorn successors in Australia.
Boesch said he doesn't have any product endorsements as a result of his "Survivor" fame.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/07/12/DD133164.DTL   (651 words)

  
 CBS
Well, what surprised me the most was probably talking to these people two hours ago, and everything is all set to go, and I wouldn't have been voted off.
When Saboga lost their second consecutive Immunity Challenge, both Ethan and Rudy were targets.
Whereas Ethan was seen as a threat because he was AFRICA's Sole Survivor, Rudy was considered weak because of his advanced age and recently sprained ankle.
www.cbs.com /primetime/survivor8/survivors/act/rudy.shtml   (138 words)

  
 Virginia Beach Sand Soccer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
While Rudy has become an international celebrity through his appearance on television, it through his 45 years of military service, as a member of the Navy’s elite “SEAL”units, where Rudy truly became an American hero in contributing significantly to his country.
Rudy joined the Navy in 1945 and devoted his entire career to service with the Navy’s underwater demo- lition teams (UDT), subsequently retermed “SEALS” (Sea, Air Land).
One of the fifty hand-selected initial SEALS, Rudy participated in numerous combat operations in Viet Nam and is a recipient of the Bronze Star, as well as the prestigious Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
www.sandsoccer.com /rudy.htm   (244 words)

  
 Rudy Boesch from CBS Survivor to star in "Honorable Men" :: Orwellproject.com :: Your single source for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rudy's long and distinguished military career including his service as a Navy Seal with 45 combat missions under his belt, made headlines when, at the age of 72, he became the star of the CBS "Survivor" series.
The rest is history; his recently published book, "The Book of Rudy"; the myriad of websites and message boards dedicated to "Rudyisms" along with Blue Box Toys distribution of a Rudy Boesch live action figure doll.
One observation Rudy had of Gary was -- "One thing's for certain -- he ain't no sissy boy." Gary's only response to Rudy is a statement of no competition after learning that Rudy was previously judged as "one of the sexiest men alive" by People Magazine.
www.orwellproject.com /Article1608.phtml   (556 words)

  
 Rudy Boesch Photos - Rudy Boesch News - Rudy Boesch Information
More Pictures Rudy joined the Navy in April of 1945 and immediately volunteered for "secret and hazardous duty" with the Amphibious Scouts and Raiders, highly classified naval commando units.
Live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, Jeff Probst reveals the $1,000,000 of "Survivor: The Amazon." The 16 competitors reunite for the first time since the game began, and talk with Probst about their 39-Day adventure.
Tell the world what you think of Rudy Boesch, write a review for this person.
www.tv.com /rudy-boesch/person/97878/summary.html   (241 words)

  
 Universal's got Rudy as park pitchman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Rudy connection might be used in a new ad campaign starring ''everyday heroes and adventurers'' that pushes Universal's collection of entertainment properties in Florida.
Boesch is scheduled to shoot a TV commercial today inside the year-old Islands of Adventure.
The spot is planned to begin with Boesch walking through a lush, tropical setting and musing about the island and losing the million-dollar prize.
www.usatoday.com /money/media/med0016.htm   (870 words)

  
 The Honolulu Advertiser | Island Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Southeastern Virginia was the nation’s No. 1 market for the show Wednesday, with about 30 percent of area households tuned to "Survivor," a CBS spokesman said.
Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf is preparing to proclaim a Rudy Boesch Day.
On "Survivor," Boesch, a Navy enlisted man for 45 years, has earned a reputation for bluntness.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Aug/22/822islandlife18.html   (176 words)

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