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{{Infobox person
|name=Dennis Randall "Denny" Duron<br>
(Non-denominational pastor and former football player and coach)
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|birth_place=[[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]
|birth_date=August 24, 1952
|spouse=Sue DeAnza Brock Duron<br>
Six children
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=635559|title=Dennis Duron Zip Code 71129, August 1952|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>
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'''Dennis Randall Duron''', known as '''Denny Duron''' (born August 24, 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/dennis-duron/dennis-duron|title=Dennis Duron|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref> is a non-denominational [[Christian]] pastor, former coach, entrepreneur, inventor, educator, author, and musical composer. He is the pastor of Shreveport Community Church in his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and the Northpoint Community Church in [[Bossier City]].
Duron is a son of Rodney and Frances Duron, the former pastors of the First [[Assemblies of God]] Church in Shreveport. In 1998, the senior Durons passed the mantle to Dennis and his wife, the former Sue DeAnza Brock, at Shreveport Community Church, where they have ministered for the past two decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccpeople.com/|title=Shreveport Community Church|publisher=Ccpeople.com|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>The Duron have six children, .Destiny, DawnCheré, Denny Rodney, Dez, David Dee, and Dakota.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.daystar.com/guest-guide/rev-denny-deanza-duron/|title=Rev. Denny and DeAnza Duron - Daystar Television Guest Guide|publisher=Daystar.com|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>
In the 1972 and 1973 [[football]] seasons, Duron played [[quarterback]] for [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] He led the Bulldogs to two national championships and a 24-1 record. Twice, he was the all Southland Conference first team quarterback. In 1973, he was chosen "Most Valuable Offensive Player" by the Southland Conference. He received "honorable mention" for "All American" in his senior season.. He was drafted in the second round by the former Birmingham Americans in [[Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], of the then newly formed World Football League. After two years at Birmingham, he signed with the [[Washington Redskins]] in 1976. In the Redskins training camp, he first heard the call of [[God]] to take his life in a spiritual direction.<ref name=bio/>
Duron coached football for Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, a role in which he received much area media attention. In recent years, he and DeAnza have been "Coach Dad" and "Coach Mom" for the School of the Legends.com, a [[National Football League]] website that provides information and inspiration to young players and fans of all ages.<ref name=bio/>
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