Coach D was born in 1961 in East Chicago, Indiana. He graduated with a Bachelors of Arts with a major in Secondary Education while playing collegiate football and baseball.He has been teaching for 16 years and coaching sports for 25 years. During that time, his teams won two State of NM Sports Championships (one in basketball and one in baseball). In addition, Coach D has one runnerup championship in basketball and two runner-up championships in baseball. He is currently the Head Baseball Coach at Estancia High School.