Early Life
A native of Macon, Georgia, Minton worked as a prison guard before going into both professional wrestling and bobsleigh. Minton played American football while in high school in Macon, graduating in 1987. Minton got interested in bobsledding while watching the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville as a prison guard.
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