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(Non-denominational pastor and former football player and coach)

(Non-denominational pastor and former football player and coach)

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|birth_place=[[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]

|birth_place=Place of birth missing<br>

Resident of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]

|birth_date=August 24, 1952

|birth_date=August 24, 1952

|spouse=Sue DeAnza Brock Duron<br>

|spouse=Sue DeAnza Brock Duron<br>

Six children

Seven 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 across the Red River in neighboring [[Bossier City]].   

'''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 across the Red River in neighboring [[Bossier City]].   

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's father, Rodney Duron (1924-2013), a native of Hackberry in Cameron Parish in far southwestern Louisiana, moved to Shreveport in 1958 to pastor the First Assembly of God Church in the Cedar Grove neighborhood. Because of growth, the church relocated three times and is now known as the Shreveport Community Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Duron&GSfn=Rodney&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=2013&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=109797741&df=all&|title=Rodney Duron|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=June 6, 2018}}</ref> 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 seven children, Destiny, DawnCheré, Denny Rodney, Dez, David Dee, Dakota, and Lucas London.<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 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 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 founded by his parents 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>

In recent years, Duron and his wife 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/>

In recent years, Duron and his wife 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/>