Cliff Robinson

Cliff Robinson (December 16, 1966 - August 29, 2020) was a contestant on Survivor: Cagayan

Cliff is best remembered for being blindsided after a tribe swap by two of his allies by a 4-3 vote over LJ McKanas.

Survivor
Cliff was placed on the Brawn tribe (also known as the Appari tribe). Cliff tried to keep his NBA status a secret as he felt like it would hurt his game, however, this didn't last long as fellow tribemate Woo Hwang was a fan of his, who he would later develop a friendship with. Cliff, along with his other 5 Appari tribe members, would later go on to win the first 4 immunity challenges during the first 3 episodes. However, during episode 4, a tribe swap occurred. Cliff and 4 of his 5 Appari tribemates Trish, Tony, Woo, and Lindsay all swapped to the Solana tribe with a 5-2 advantage against Original Solana members Jefra and LJ. However, when Solana lost immunity, Cliff was blindsided at his first and only tribal council when fellow Appari members Tony and Trish turned on him, leaving Cliff to be voted out in a 4-3 vote against LJ, becoming the 5th person voted out of the season and officially finishing 14th place.

Survivor Cagayan
"I got too comfortable with my core alliance. I thought I was staying up on what was going on around camp, but it's tough. It's tough. It just goes to show when you think things are going the way you expect them to go – boom, you get blindsided."

Post Survivor

 * Cliff along with former NBA players traveled to North Korea as a representitive who played a game of "basketball diplomacy" for Kin Jong-un's 30th birthday.
 * In 2016, Cliff opened up a marijuana business called Uncle Spiffy.
 * In March of 2017, Cliff was sent to the hospital due to a brain hemorrhage.
 * On August 29, 2020, Cliff passed away at the age of 53 due to lymphoma.

Trivia

 * Cliff is the third-tallest Survivor contestant standing at 6'10" (208 cm), following Mitchell Olson who is 7 feet (213 cm) tall and Scot Pollard who is 6'11" (210 cm).