*Born July 11, 1954 in St. Cloud
*Lived in Russell, Cambridge (both MN), Hillsboro, ND and Edina MN as a youth
*Basketball and baseball player through college
* Graduated Edina High School 1972
*Graduated Concordia College, Moorhead 1976, degree in biology and education
*Moved back to the Twin Cities in 1976
*Married in 1977, no children, divorced in 1983
*Married in 1995 to wife Alexandra... two children Kellen and Carter.