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Duron is a son of Rodney (1924-2013) and Frances Duron, former pastors of the First [[Assemblies of God]] Church in Shreveport before it was renamed Shreveport Community Church. In 1998, the senior Durons passed the mantle at Shreveport Community Church to Dennis and his wife, the former Sue DeAnza Brock, 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>

Duron is a son of Rodney (1924-2013) and Frances Duron, former pastors of the First [[Assemblies of God]] Church in Shreveport before it was renamed Shreveport Community Church. In 1998, the senior Durons passed the mantle at Shreveport Community Church to Dennis and his wife, the former Sue DeAnza Brock, 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>

Duron played [[baseball]] in 1968 on the inaugural team for the Captain Shreve High School Gators, then under Coach Billy Ray Wiggins (1930-2015),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174507016|title=Billy Wigins obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 29, 2015|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> who specialized in [[basketball]], not baseball, as a Hall of Fame coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/04/05/denny-duron-revisits-50-years-capt-shreve-baseball/488270002/|title=Denny Duron revisits 50 years of Captain Shreve Baseball|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 5, 2018|author=Jimmy Watson|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> In the 1972 and 1973 [[football]] seasons, Duron played [[quarterback]] for [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. Two years after a better-known quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, also of Shreveport, Duron  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 played [[baseball]] in 1968 on the inaugural team for the Captain Shreve High School Gators, then under Coach Billy Ray Wiggins (1930-2015),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174507016|title=Billy Wiggins obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 29, 2015|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> who specialized in [[basketball]], not baseball, as a Hall of Fame coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/04/05/denny-duron-revisits-50-years-capt-shreve-baseball/488270002/|title=Denny Duron revisits 50 years of Captain Shreve Baseball|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 5, 2018|author=Jimmy Watson|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}</ref> In the 1972 and 1973 [[football]] seasons, Duron played [[quarterback]] for [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. Two years after a better-known quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, also of Shreveport, Duron  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 in public schools and at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, a creation of the First Assemblies of God Church which uses the motto "To God Be the Glory." Duron received much local and area media attention in the 1990s through the successes of Evangel football teams. In 2001, however, a sex scandal shook the team when the 39-year-old coach at the time, Dennis Dunn (coincidental name), was accused by a female student of engaging in consensual sexual activities with her in his pickup truck at various locations, primarily in and near Marshall, [[Texas]], thirty miles east of Shreveport. Dunn denied the allegations. Duron at the time was already pastor of Shreveport Community Church and the Evangel chancellor and offensive football coordinator. Dunn was the principal as well as the head football coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Sex-scandal-shadows-Louisiana-football-program-2043771.php|title=Sex scandal shadows Louisiana football program: Raises Questions at Louisiana football powershouse|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|date=August 26, 2001|author=Danny Robbins|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>

Duron coached football in public schools and at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, a creation of the First Assemblies of God Church which uses the motto "To God Be the Glory." Duron received much local and area media attention in the 1990s through the successes of Evangel football teams. In 2001, however, a sex scandal shook the team when the 39-year-old coach at the time, Dennis Dunn (coincidental name), was accused by a female student of engaging in consensual sexual activities with her in his pickup truck at various locations, primarily in and near Marshall, [[Texas]], thirty miles east of Shreveport. Dunn denied the allegations. Duron at the time was already pastor of Shreveport Community Church and the Evangel chancellor and offensive football coordinator. Dunn was the principal as well as the head football coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Sex-scandal-shadows-Louisiana-football-program-2043771.php|title=Sex scandal shadows Louisiana football program: Raises Questions at Louisiana football powershouse|publisher=''The Houston Chronicle''|date=August 26, 2001|author=Danny Robbins|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>