What’s your key to success? For Denny Duron, it’s a mantra that is simply “God first, family second and football third.” Who is Duron? He’s a former pro football player, former high school football coach and pastor. He’s also the subject of a new six-part docuseries on the Amazon Freevee streaming service which began airing on September 1, 2023.
God. Family. Football. Follows Duron as he comes out of a 30-year retirement from head coaching to lead the football program he founded at Evangel Christian Academy back to national prominence. It features rich, diverse personal stories of Evangel’s players, coaching staff, and the broader Shreveport community, set against the dramatic backdrop of the 2022 Louisiana high school football season.
His story is inspiring. So much so NFL quarterback Russell Wilson serves as an executive producer with Propagate and Watershed producing.
“What drew me to this project and inspired me to help tell God. Family. Football.’s story of teamwork, hard work, and discipline was coach Duron’s faith-first approach to the game,” says Denver Broncos and former Seattle Seahawks quarterback. “As the leader of Evangel Christian Academy, one of the top football programs in the country, coach Duron not only preaches but exemplifies what it means to be a winner on and off the field, and it is an honor to be able to share his lessons and legacy.”
“Everybody look right here. I’m raising you to be men,” says Duron in the trailer for the series. “You’re going to have a lot of disappointments in life. You just need to keep moving forward.”
With the perennial high school football powerhouse—14 state championships in the last 20 years—coming off their worst season in school history, redemption is everyone’s goal. Pastor Denny Duron has returned to the head coaching position to lead this talented group of kids, with dreams of playing in college and the NFL, into prominence on the field, while molding them into future leaders off of it. As the team faces struggle and triumph on and off the field, they are united by coach Duron’s formula for success: “God first, family second, and football third.”
Watch God. Family. Football. on Amazon Freevee which, as the name implies, you can watch it for free. In fact, the entire catalog of content on the service is free. No paid subscriptions necessary.
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