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| Date,
source |
| February 4, 2006 |
| Joe Adelizzi
for the Asbury Park Press |
February 4, 2006: Paper from Terry's high
school area reports on their fauxlebrity alumnus:
"Former SJV star tries to survive Exile Island
Deitz vies for prize on Survivor
Terry Deitz has always known where he was
going. What he doesn't know these days is how long he'll remain
a Survivor. He
made his debut as one of the contestants on Survivor:
Panama — Exile Island Thursday night.
Ken Szyarto,
the athletic director at St. John Vianney in Holmdel, was watching
closely to see how the former Lancer handled the adversity.
He has confidence that Deitz will do just fine. 'I'm
excited for him,' Szyarto said. 'We've
known about it since December. We announced it to all the kids
at school that a former student would be on the show, and they
should watch and root for him.'
... Deitz, 46, is a member of the St. John Vianney Hall
of Fame. He was a quarterback, a wrestler and the catcher on
the Lancers' baseball team for three years. He was the captain
for all three sports before he graduated in 1978 and made his
way to the Naval Academy, where he played baseball for four
years.
'That
figured,' Szyarto said. 'His father (George)
was the baseball coach at Matawan for years. Him and his brothers,
Mickey, Skip and Tommie used to go to all the games.'
His
dad passed away in December, Szyarto said, and none of other
family members live in the Shore area.
Deitz spent his naval
career as a pilot, including a stint as an F-14 flight instructor.
He was married in 1992 and has two children. He retired in
2001 and currently works for American Airlines and lives in
Simsbury, Conn.
'We're all rooting
for him,' Szyarto said. Deitz survived the first show,
but CBS does not allow the contestants to speak with the media
during the running of the show. The show airs Thursdays at
8 p.m. on CBS."
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| Date,
source |
| January 26, 2006 |
| Click
here to watch the full 45-min video at CBS2 Chicago |
January 26, 2006: CBSNews video of
a pre-game press roundtable discussion about Terry, led by
Jeff Probst, with Mara Reinstein (US Weekly), Paul Adler (TV
Guide channel), Shawna Malcom (TV Guide), Dalton Ross (EW),
Jarett Wieselman (In Touch). Transcript:
 Jeff
Probst: What about Terry? Another,
a fighter pilot.
Terry (pre-game interview): I'm Terry
Deitz, from Simsbury, Connecticut, just west of Hartford.
I'm 46 years old, a pilot for American Airlines and a retired
Navy fighter pilot.
Shawna Malcom: I think
he's, you know, a great personality. I love the fact that
he came in and said, you know, 'top gun, that's what I
did.' You know, and now that he does Pilates. You know?
I just love that there's this fighter pilot, this tough
guy, doing Pilates. Like I love that image.
Jarett Wieselman: He
does seem to have a lot of sides to his personality.
He's very easily adaptable, and I think he's very ready
to take a leadership position, but if his tribe is sort
of against it, he's also ready to fall into the background.
Dalton Ross: How are
he and Shane going to co-exist? That'll be very interesting.
Jarett Wieselman : I
think Shane co-existing with anyone might be a problem, to
be honest with you. Between the withdrawal and his sort
of, cocky, 'I've
already won the game.' You know, might
be a problem.
Mara Reinstein: I dunno, I can't see
those older guys putting up with Shane. I fell like,
you know, 'I've been an astronaut,' 'I've been a pilot,'
Like, 'Who are you? You're a club promoter!' I dunno,
I just don't see it.
Jeff Probst: I don't even know, though.
I don't know that the, quote unquote, 'older guys' will look
at Shane and say, 'just 'cause you're a club promoter, not
an astronaut...'.
Mara Reinstein: Well, no, but it gets
all Shane-like on him. I don't, I just don't see it.
I mean, he pulls an attitude? Which he will.
Jarett Wieselman: The other three
people in his tribe definitely are very fit. And if you've
been smoking three packs a day for like 20 years, you know,
running is gonna be really tough.
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January 22, 2006: Transcript of Terry-specific
footage from the TV Guide Channel " Survivor:
Panama - Exile Island Preview" (featuring pre-game contestant
interviews and Jeff Probst comments from circa Ep1):
"Danni
Boatwright: The older men's tribe is represented
by a diverse group of characters, starting with pilot Terry.
Terry (pre-game interview): We were watching Tom get his
million dollars a while back, from Palau, and my wife looks
over at me - who is even more competitive than I am - and
says, 'Would you like to do that?' And I was like, 'Hell,
yeah!'
Jeff Probst: If Terry can get in with
the right group of people, and keep numbers on his side
until he gets to an individual part of the game: watch
out! That dude could win it.
Terry (pre-game interview): Bring it on!"
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January 9, 2006: Officially
revealed as a contestant on Survivor: Panama - Exile Island on
the Early Show.
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Terry's bio, from the CBS Survivor:
Panama site:
Terry Deitz was born and raised in Matawan, New Jersey,
by his mother, Peggy and father, George. He has three
brothers, Mickey, Skip and Tommie, and one sister, Pegi.
Deitz
attended St. Joseph's Grammar School in Keyport, New
Jersey, where he played little league baseball, football
and basketball. He was also an avid swimmer and a member
of the dive team. 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 received All County and All Conference
awards and made All-State Baseball 1st Team. In addition,
he was Varsity Captain for three sports.
From 1978 to
1982, Deitz attended the United States Naval Academy.
While there, he played four years of Varsity Division
I baseball. In 1982, he was ordered to the USS Enterprise
aircraft carrier as a Ship's Officer in the Weapons Department,
where he handled ship's defense systems. He was also
Officer of the Deck qualified, which enabled him to run
the ship for the Captain on a four-hour watch rotation.
In 1984, Deitz was ordered to the US Navy flight
school in Pensacola, Florida, where he learned to fly
a Navy T-34 turbo prop. He earned jet grades and was
sent to Meridian, Mississippi for T-2 and T-A4 advanced
jet training. After he obtained his Navy wings, he was
ordered to NAS Miramar in San Diego, California, for
training in the F-14 Tomcat. In 1986, he began flying
the F-14. In 1987, he was a pilot with the Fighter Squadron-51
(Miramar/Deployed on the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70).
Deitz met his wife, Trish,
six days before his last six-month cruise. They had three
dates, and then he went away for six months. They eventually
married on October 5, 1991.
From 1990-1992, Deitz conducted shore duty as
an F-14 Instructor pilot. In 1992, married life with
family aspirations triggered his decision to leave the
active duty Navy.
He
was honorably discharged from active Navy and entered
Navy reserve. He was then hired by American Airlines
as a commercial pilot. In 1994, he and his family moved
from San Diego to Simsbury, Connecticut to be able to
fly out of New York and Boston. While employed as a commercial
pilot, he was also hired by the Naval Reserve Logistics
Squadron-52 where he flew the DC-9 worldwide out of the
Navy air station in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He was
later promoted to Commander and eventually retired in
April 2001.
Beginning in 1995, Deitz continued to fly
with the Navy Reserve and was promoted to Commander.
He had also moved over to the wide body Airbus A-300
at American Airlines to fly both London and Caribbean
routes. He retired in April of 2001.
Deitz presently resides in Simsbury, Connecticut
with Trish and their children, Kayla and Daniel. He continues
to fly with American Airlines, piloting the Airbus A300.
His birth date is October 10, 1959. |
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January
5, 2006: Identified
as a contestant on Survivor: Panama - Exile
Island here at the
True Dork Times. Thanks also to biancaxxx from
Survivor Sucks for extensive assistance with the research.
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| Date,
source |
| December 5, 2005 |
| ChillOne at
Survivor Sucks |
December 5, 2005: Longtime Survivor Sucks
poster ChillOne releases some info about the cast of Survivor:
Panama - Exile Island. One man who fits Terry's profile is
featured prominently in a number of game-specific spoilers.
A spoiler-free excerpt:
"Military guy ... with Air Force roots
and possibly even an astronaut. His name is Barry (or Jerry).
Might be the leader and most in control."
(There's much more, check this
thread at Sucks for more info.
Also archived here on this site).
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2004-2005: Member of the Simsbury
Taverneers,
a "vintage Base Ball" team, based in Simsbury, Connecticut.
While his bio and picture have been removed from
the team site, game results from 2004 mention
his hitting exploits:
"The Taverneers played an extremely strong game with excellent
hitting, fielding, and base running. A notable string of hits
was made by Terry Deitz who hit 3 triples; one of which went
nearly all the way to the right field wall!"
Pictures from the game are available at the Taverneers' site.
From these, our best guess - by process of elimination - of
Terry's picture was below: Update - biancaxxx has
found the correct picture, as noted here at Sucks. Correcting
accordingly.
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| Date,
source |
| January 21, 2000 |
| St.
John Vianney HS Hall
of Fame |
January 21, 2000: Biographical
sketch (last modified on this date) from his Hall of Fame page
at St. John Vianney High School's site:
"Presently a pilot with American Airlines, flying out of New
York and Miami and a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves,
flying a DC-9. Resides with his wife Trish and new 6 ½ month
old daughter Kayla in Simsbury, Connecticut."
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| Date,
source |
| 1978-1982 |
-
St. John Vianney Hall of Fame site biography
- Also listed as part of USNA Class
of '82 |
Spring, 1982: Again according to his biographical
info on the St. John Vianney High School Hall of Fame site,
Terry attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1982.
Among his sports activities there:
"Started 4 years of Varsity Baseball reaching the NCAA Division
I Eastern Region Finals in 1979 and the final sixteen in 1982."
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| Date,
source |
| Spring, 1978 |
| St.
John Vianney Hall of Fame site biography |
Spring, 1978: Graduates from St. John Vianney
High School (New Jersey), where he's now enshrined in their athletic
hall of fame. Among his high school sports exploits:
"- Football, 20-5-1 three year record
Quarterbacked SJV to: First time in state playoffs; First regular season undefeated
record; All time career leader total yardage 2,878 (3 seasons)
Named to First Team All County, All Shore, Parochial All State teams Senior
year
- Wrestling, 4 Varsity Letters; 61-16 four year recordFirst District Champ. & First
Regional Champ.
First SJV State Final Participant named to First Team All County, All Shore,
Parochial All State Teams Senior year
- Baseball, 86-31 Four Year RecordParochial State Payoffs 3 years
Monmouth County Invitational Tournament 4 yrs.
Tournament Champs 1978, Voted MVP
Ranked #1 in NJ 1978
Senior Year – 1st Team All County, All Shore, All State, & NY Daily
News All State Team"
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