Dickson was born in Box Hill to Rick and Effie Dickson and was one of six children.
15 Facts About Rob Dickson
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Rob Dickson attended St Pauls College, Traralgon, in Victoria, Australia.
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Rob Dickson learnt to fly a helicopter whilst employed by the National Safety Council of Australia.
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Rob Dickson had a hobby of being an amateur film maker.
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Rob Dickson took a lot of footage at the Hawthorn Football Club whilst he was on their player list.
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Rob Dickson made his VFL debut with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1988 after being recruited from Morwell, Victoria.
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Rob Dickson was a fringe player for the Hawks who played in the midfield, and spent a lot of time in the reserves side.
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Rob Dickson was selected as an emergency for the 1989 VFL Grand Final.
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Rob Dickson then moved to the Brisbane Bears where he played for one season, in 1991.
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Rob Dickson played in the 1991 reserves premiership side for Brisbane.
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Rob Dickson was one of the 16 castaways on the first edition of Australian Survivor, which aired on the Nine Network in 2002.
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At the final 6, Rob Dickson formed a new alliance with Sciona Browne and Joel Betts, making a final 3 deal to reach the end of the game.
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Rob Dickson secured his place in the Final Two by winning the final immunity challenge and voted out Betts, who had agreed to throw the final challenge so that the pair of allies could make it to the Final Two.
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Rob Dickson said at the time that he would use the funds to help his South African mother-in-law emigrate to Australia.
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Rob Dickson was the first winner of any Survivor version to die.