Dan’s true passion in life was wrestling, which he enjoyed as a young boy with his father and where his wrestling legacy began. He graduated from Old Mill Senior High in 1985 as a State Champion wrestler. He was a wrestling coach for most of his adult life.  Young wrestlers he coached remember him fondly and credit him not just for making them tough wrestlers, but for giving them life lessons.  He was a “second father” to so many young wrestlers. His leadership led to one champion wrestler each year during his 25 years of coaching.  Throughout his illustrious career, Dan coached at Broadneck, Glen Burnie, Archbishop Spaulding, Old Mill, Mount Saint Joe (MSJ), St. Paul’s, and most recently at the MSJ youth program. While at MSJ, Dan achieved the highest success for his wrestlers achieving MIS, MIAA, and National Prep championships. That success was only the beginning as Dan had the opportunity to return to his Alma mater, Old Mill, well known by those in Maryland as a wrestling powerhouse.  With that, Dan took the program to new heights, winning multiple county, region and state titles, both individually and as a team.  It is known by those who knew Dan best that he developed these young men with a mindset to win on the mat, but more importantly, he set them up to win in life.  Over his career Dan coached kids who went on to wrestle at prestigious universities such as Penn, Harvard, Cornell, Stanford and Bucknell.  He loved to help kids find success through hard work and perseverance. Dan relished the opportunity to develop his wrestlers into outstanding members of society.