·         Native of Atlanta, GA

·         1988 graduate of Redan High School (Stone Mountain, GA)

·         1988 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state champion (160 lbs.)

·         1993 graduate of the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA)- B.S. Social Studies Education

·         1995 graduate of Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) - M.S. Educational Leadership

·         1997 graduate of Georgia State University - Ed.S Educational Leadership

·         32 years of service as one of Georgia’s most successful coaches

·         16 years (1993-2009) - coach at Parkview HS - 7 as assistant with NWHOF coach Dennis Stromie/9 as head coach

·         7 years (2009-2016) - head coach at Archer High School (Lawrenceville, GA)

·         9 years (2016-present) - head coach at Buford (GA) High School

·         3 years (2022-present) - Director of Athletics for Buford City Schools

·         Led teams to 20 GHSA state championships (10 Dual/ 10 Traditional)

·         Teams captured 30 region championships in his 32 years as a coach

·         3X state Coach of the Year - 2004, 2006, 2013

·         Coached 45 individual state champions, including three 4X GHSA state champions

·         Father (Tom) is a 2021 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Georgia Chapter inductee

·         Resides in Hoschton, GA with wife, Wendy; adult son, Tommy, and daughter, Ashton