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John Palyok -
Survivor: Vanuatu |
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- Age: 31
- Occupation:
Sales Manager
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date Of Birth: May 13, 1973
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CBS BIO
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John
Palyok was born in Hobart, Indiana, to John and Jenny and
has a younger brother, Mike. He attended Hobart High School,
where he participated in football, track and wrestling. He
and his football team won the 1989 State Championship.
Additionally, Palyok was awarded All-State, All-Conference
and Team Captain of the 1990 football season.
Palyok earned a Division II football scholarship to
Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. During
college, he was a member of the Theta Chi national
fraternity, vice president of the American Marketing
Association and made honorable mention on the Dean's List
twice. He participated in a summer internship program at a
well-known amusement park, where he was able to attend
formal business seminars and assist in the recreational
department of the company. He graduated in 1995 with a
bachelor's degree in Sports Management with a minor in
Business Administration. Upon graduation, Palyok earned a
graduate assistantship to Western Illinois University in
Macomb, Illinois. While there, he worked as the assistant
business operations manager for their athletic department
and worked at the local YMCA. In addition, he co-founded the
organization Students for Responsible Business. In 1997, he
received his master's degree in Business Administration with
a concentration in management information systems.
After school, Palyok moved to Chicago, where he became a
general manager for a Computerized Maintenance Management
company, managing their Midwest regional office. He then
moved to California to assist in starting up an educational
software company, serving as the director of technical
support and services. Most recently, Palyok has started a
retail management career with one of the largest Home Depot
stores in the world. Palyok's hobbies include camping,
martial arts, hunting, fishing, scuba diving, archery, golf
and traveling. He was PADI certified in 2000. He is a member
of the Long Beach Bow Hunter's Club. Palyok was recently
recognized by the California Bowmen Hunters's Club for
harvesting one of the top 20 largest deer ever recorded in
the state.
Palyok currently lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend,
Tammy, and their cat, Keeley |
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