--- title: Google Doodle Honors Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's 57th Birthday description: Steve Irwin, the late zookeeper and crocodile hunter, was commemorated by a Google Doodle on what would have been his 57th birthday. canonical: https://time.com/5535449/steve-irwin-google-doodle/ author: Billy Perrigo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-22T13:09:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T22:50:20.972Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Steve Irwin Would Have Been 57 on Friday. Google Is Honoring Him With a Doodle og:description: The Australian, known for wrestling crocs and saying “crikey!” died in 2006 og:url: https://time.com/5535449/steve-irwin-google-doodle/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cccb6a8bf689c11/698945a716d8842274c34ad3/gettyimages-1129399.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Steve Irwin Would Have Been 57 on Friday. Google Is Honoring Him With a Doodle twitter:description: The Australian, known for wrestling crocs and saying “crikey!” died in 2006 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cccb6a8bf689c11/698945a716d8842274c34ad3/gettyimages-1129399.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Steve Irwin Would Have Been 57 on Friday. Google Is Honoring Him With a Doodle  by [Billy Perrigo](https://time.com/author/billy-perrigo/)  ## Billy Perrigo Correspondent Feb 22, 2019 1:09 PM UTC  "The Crocodile Hunter", Steve Irwin, poses with a three foot long alligator at the San Francisco Zoo on June 26, 2002 "The Crocodile Hunter", Steve Irwin, poses with a three foot long alligator at the San Francisco Zoo on June 26, 2002Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  by [Billy Perrigo](https://time.com/author/billy-perrigo/)  ## Billy Perrigo Correspondent Feb 22, 2019 1:09 PM UTC Steve Irwin would have been 57 years old on Friday. Google is [honoring the renowned crocodile hunter](https://www.google.com/doodles/steve-irwins-57th-birthday) with a Google Doodle that tells the story of his life and legacy. The Australian, who was known for wrestling crocs and saying “crikey!” died in 2006 when he was pierced in the heart by a stingray barb while filming a nature documentary. As well as hosting the popular television show _The Crocodile Hunter_, which brought his work into the homes of half a billion people around the world, Irwin was a committed conservationist who helped relocate endangered crocodiles… after wrestling them into submission. Irwin is survived by his wife, Terri, and his two children Bindi and Robert. “Thank you for always being my guiding light,” his daughter Bindi wrote on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/BindiIrwin/status/1098659098210361344) Irwin’s son, Robert, added that the Google Doodle was “a perfect way to celebrate his birthday, sharing everything he did to make the world a better place.” > [](https://twitter.com/RobertIrwin/status/1098705114993352704) “Steve Irwin was a loving father and husband who dedicated his life to protecting wildlife and wild places,” Steve’s widow Terri told Google. “Today we continue his mission by working to overturn recent legislation in Queensland which allows crocodile egg harvesting from vulnerable crocs in the wild to support the commercial leather trade.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5535449/steve-irwin-google-doodle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5535449/steve-irwin-google-doodle/"},"headline":"Steve Irwin Would Have Been 57 on Friday. 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