A Wahlert Catholic graduate, Mr. Danner went on to receive his degree from Northwest Missouri State University before earning his Master's degree from Loras College in Secondary School Administration. As a prep, he earned Wahlert's first ever State Championship in 1971 at 98 ibs. It was the first featured match of the first ever television production of the State Tournament. He enjoyed a successful career in education and coaching spanning nearly 40 years. He began at Newman Catholic before moving on to Epworth, Western Dubuque and then Wahlert Catholic, where he retired in 2011. He worked 30 years as an assistant wrestling coach at Wahlert before taking over the program in 2005. As a head coach his teams posted a 150-47 record with 23 State Qualifiers, 12 of which won medal honors. He developed two state champions and three wrestlers who went on to star at the NCAA Division III level. A four-time District Coach of the Year, he was honored by his peers when he and his staff were named Iowa Coaches of the Year in 2011. Mr. Danner has received multiple awards including induction into the Wahlert Hall of Fame. He was a finalist for the 2014 National Student Council Advisor of the Year and was the 2013 Iowa Student Council Advisor of the year. For the last five years he has been a columnist for the Iowa Predicament Magazine. He served a two-year term on the Iowa Student Council State Board and he has remained active in community affairs. He and his wife Mary Jo raised three children, Sarah, Katie and Drew Sarah teaches at North Scott, Eldridge and Katie teaches at Central, DeWitt. Drew is pursuing a nursing degree at Kirkwood.