Robert Conte, a.k.a. Buffalo Bob | The East Hampton Star

Robert Conte, a.k.a. Buffalo Bob | The East Hampton Star

Robert Conte, a.k.a. Buffalo Bob Feb. 26, 1950 - Sept. 20, 2026 Yupay Thu, 10/01/2026 - 11:09 October 1, 2026 If you had asked Robert Conte “where he grew up, he would simply say, ‘I didn’t,’ ” his family said. Known as Buffalo Bob, he first came to Montauk as a surfer in the early 1970s, then left to work out West before returning to settle here in the early 1980s. He enjoyed gardening, birdwatching, “and dumpster diving,” his family said. “He…