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Since being voted off seventh on SURVIVOR: MARQUESAS, Robert Mariano has appeared at many charity
functions, enjoyed traveling all over the world and acted as a host for the Hawaiian Tropic Model
Search Competition last summer in Boston. Two of his most memorable adventures were traveling to
Italy last spring with his father and throwing out the first pitch at the Red Sox game last Labor Day
when the team hosted the Yankees at Fenway Park.
Rob was born and raised in Boston. Growing up, he was very involved in athletics, especially hockey,
baseball and football. He attended Xaverian Brothers High School, where he played on the varsity
hockey team and helped his golf team win the state championship in 1991-92. Rob then attended Boston
University, where he boxed and played rugby. In 1999, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
psychology.
Rob currently works as a construction foreman and part-time bartender, while also serving as head
coach for Boston University's Inline Hockey Team (which he has done since its inception in 1999). In
2001, he coached the team to victory at their first League Championship followed by another victory
at their first National Tournament, where they proceeded to defeat the two-time defending national
champion Michigan State Spartans in overtime. Always encouraging his team to give 110 percent, Rob
has since coached the team to two additional National Tournament appearances and one League
Championship.
Rob's hobbies include hockey, fishing and playing cards. In 2000, he woke up the day of the Boston
Marathon and decided to run it as an unofficial entry with absolutely no training. He stopped along
the way to eat burgers and drink beer. He ended up walking the last 13 miles of the race and finished
in 6 hours and 20 minutes. He couldn't walk for three days afterwards.
Rob continues to call Boston home and his family remains most important thing in his life. He has one
brother, Mike, one sister, Heather, and his parents are Bob and Linda. He is currently single and
living in Canton, Massachusetts.
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