Dan is a Cincinnati, OH wrestling official who started out playing basketball, but then turned to wrestling after he realized he was good at tumbling and got sick of sitting on the bench for basketball. After wrestling in high school, Dan went to the University of Cincinnati where he was a part of the club wrestling team while it existed. 

Once the wrestling club disbanded, Dan transitioned into coaching at various levels. Dan became a wrestling official in 1992 when coaching became hard to juggle with his growing family. 

Watch or listen to Episode #21 to hear the rest of Dan's wrestling story.