Mom’s Name: Julie
Dad’s Name: Bill
High School Accomplishments (Athletic/Academic): All-Conference, All-Area, All-State, First Team All-State Academic, Three sport athlete all four years, Captain
College Accomplishments (Athletic/Academic): Accepted into UW-Whitewater
Nickname (s): Danny Benson aka DBspeed
Why you chose UW-W: Great football and academics
Three words that best describe you: Loving, athletic, intelligent
Favorite Class: Business
Favorite Food: Chipotle burrito
Favorite Book: Holes
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Quote: “Get busy living or get busy dying.”
Favorite Card/Board Game: Risk
Favorite High School Sports Memory: All-State or GBS homecoming game
Favorite College Team (other than UWW): Wisconsin
Favorite Warhawk Sports Memory: National Champions!
Favorite Spot on Campus: Perkins Field
What TV show would you like to guest star: SportsCenter
If you could be on a reality show, which would you pick: The Real World
If you could have dinner with one famous person dead or alive, who would it be: Walter Payton
Who would play you in a movie about your life: Myself
If you could visit one place, where would it be: Jamaica
What is your dream job: NFL superstar
If you could bring three things from your hometown to Whitewater what would it be: Chipotle, my room, girlfriend
When you are not playing your sport, what do you like to do: Hand with friends
My most prized possession is: Family (gold cross)
This off-season I worked on: Everything
The expectations I have for this year are: Win a National Championship
What is the significant about your jersey number: 21…The Best (Self-explanatory)
What is your pre-game ritual: French Toast and tomato juice
Sports Hero: Barry Sanders
Why did you decide to attend UW-Whitewater? A great business school with of course an outgoing football program. Great distance from home.
What is your favorite class throughout your time at UW-Whitewater thus far? What made the class fascinating?Accounting. Had the best teacher, Dr. Tatman and it was pretty fun.
What made you choose your major/minor? What are you planning to do with your major/minor after graduation? I am good with numbers and those courses came natural to me. I plan on getting a good job along those lines or start my own business
What is the greatest achievement you have outside UW-Whitewater? What was special about the achievement?Illinois All-State Award for football. Worked extremely hard for it and was one of the few to receive it.
Who or what inspired you to become a football player? Why or how? Barry Sanders; Walter Payton, both dominated thier position and had more heart than anyone else.
Name one thing people may not know about you? What is intriguing about it? Played 3 sports all four years of high school and a total of 5 different sports.
If you were not a football player for the Warhawks, what would be your second collegiate sport of choice? Why? Baseball. An awesome sport and I played it my whole life
Other campus activities or organizations you participate in or belong to? Please specify.Econ Club, SAAC Leadership
What quote or song represents you? Why?"Get busy living, or get busy fying" Shawskank Redemption, the best movie of all time
What would you want the people of UW-Whitewater to remember about you as a student athlete? Always gave it my all and had a good time doing it
