Joe Del Campo
Joe Del Campo | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. | July 4, 1943
Education | |
Occupation(s) | FBI agent, private investigator, television personality |
Television | Survivor: Kaôh Rōng |
Children | 3 |
Website | delcampo |
Joseph P. Del Campo (born July 4, 1943) is an
Early life
Del Campo was born July 4, 1943, in
Following college, Del Campo enlisted in the
Career
Del Campo left the Naval Reserve as a
He was once partnered with famed FBI agent John E. Douglas during the 1970s, when they were assigned to work as bank robbery investigators in Milwaukee.[3] In 1975, while working as an investigator of organized crime, Del Campo earned a Master of Science degree in Educational Administration and Supervision, from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[4]
One of the most notable moments of Del Campo's career came one winter's day, when he saved a child being held hostage. A fugitive from
In 1996, Del Campo retired from the FBI, moved to
Survivor
In 2015, Del Campo, at the age of 71, was selected as one of 18 castaways to compete on Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, the 32nd season of Survivor overall. As the theme of the season was Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty, he was assigned to "Brains" and thus placed on the Chan Loh tribe at the very start. As the oldest player of the season, he made an early alliance with Debbie Wanner, who happened to be the eldest woman of that season. On Day 12, he and Wanner were separated when the tribes were switched around, as he ended up moving to the Gondol tribe, along with fellow Brains Aubry Bracco and Peter Baggenstos, while Wanner ended up staying on Chan Loh with fellow Brain Neal Gottlieb.
On Day 17, the remaining tribes merged, allowing Del Campo and Wanner to reunite, along with Bracco and Gottlieb, the other two Brains left in the game. The Brains were at a numbers disadvantage, though, as the old Brawns and Beauties bonded together to form their own alliance. This was further exacerbated when Gottlieb was medically evacuated on Day 19 due to a leg infection. By the next Tribal Council, a new all-female alliance had formed, and Del Campo affiliated with them, voting out Nick Maiorano. But on Day 24, Del Campo refused to vote out his ally Wanner, who ended up getting eliminated anyway by the women.
When it got to the Final Five on Day 33, Del Campo won his first challenge, which was for reward. During the reward, he enjoyed a huge picnic lunch which included a large helping of steak kebabs. After returning to camp, he started to feel ill, and on Day 34, medical help was summoned. Doctors concluded that Del Campo was suffering from blockage in his stomach, as a result of excess beef consumption, and ordered him to be evacuated, thus ending his game at fifth place overall. He would become the seventh member of the jury.
At the Final Tribal Council, he cast his vote for Bracco to win the game, although Michele Fitzgerald would end up winning the title of Sole Survivor.
Personal life
Del Campo is a
References
- ^ Gensler, Howard (February 10, 2016). "Retired Philly FBI agent to compete on 'Survivor'". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Labaff, Stephanie (January 20, 2016). "Rumor has it … we have a 'Survivor' among us". Vero Beach Newsweekly. Gannett Co. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-671-52890-4.
- ^ a b "ABOUT THE EXCALIBUR GROUP". The Excalibur Group. The Excalibur Group, Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Vero Beach Resident/ Yorkie Lover Next Survivor?". Seniors Today. XXV (4): A-9. February 12, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.