Terry Deitz

Survivor contestant
name = Terry Deitz


birthdate = Birth date and age|1959|10|10|mf=y
location = Simsbury, Connecticut
season =
finish = 3rd Place
tribe = colorbox|#FF7518 La Mina
colorbox|#000000 Gitanos

Terry Deitz (born October 10, 1959) was a contestant in the American television show "".

Deitz was born and raised in Matawan, New Jersey. He was a student at St. John Vianney High School and attended the United States Naval Academy where he graduated from in 1982. [ [http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorID=5785 Terry Deitz actor profile] , The South African TV Authority. Accessed July 29, 2007. "He then attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey, where he earned 11 Varsity letters in football (quarterback), baseball (catcher) and wrestling."] He attended pilot school in Pensacola in 1984. He served on the USS "Carl Vinson" with VF-51 flying the F-14 Tomcat and then served at the west coast Replacement Air Group as an instructor. Deitz left active service in 1992 with the rank of Commander and is currently a pilot with American Airlines.

Deitz married his wife Trish in 1991. The couple have two children, Kayla and Daniel, and reside in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Deitz has been an athlete throughout his life and competed in baseball, basketball, football, swimming, and wrestling. He earned 11 varsity awards in high school and was named to the All State Baseball 1st Team. He was the quarterback of his high school team and led them to their first undefeated regular season and first state playoffs. In college, he played four years of Varsity Division I baseball.

Deitz competed on "Survivor" in 2006. He was noted for dominating the challenges, and being the second contestant in the show's history to win an unbroken string of five immunity challenges (behind Colby Donaldson). He was also the first "Survivor" contestant ever to find a hidden immunity idol at Exile Island. However, because of his prowess in the immunity challenges, he never had to play it. Terry finished in 3rd place, behind Aras Baskauskas (the winner) and Danielle DiLorenzo (runner-up).

On November 1, 2006, Deitz hosted The History Channel's "Modern Marvels" show on the final flight of the F-14 Tomcat.

Recently, Deitz began work on a pilot combining "history with some elements of "Survivor" and "Survivorman" with his cousin, former "All My Children" actor Mark La Mura. [Soap Opera Digest, July 22, 2008 issue, pg. 60.]

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