October 30, 1962 – August 14, 2023
Daniel Charles Fritz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was raised by his great aunt Trudy Fritz. Dan’s birth mother had him at a very young age 17, so Daniel L. Fritz and Trudy Fritz adopted him and raised him up to be the person that he is today.
Dan attended West Catholic High school for Boys which is now a coed –school. He excelled in academics as well as in Football, Track and Field and Cross Country. Dan achieved All Catholic, All City, All State honors in and field. track He broke records on relays and in individual events. He graduated from West Catholic and attended North Carolina A&T State University on a track scholarship in August of 1980. He also played football for two years, ran track and field and cross country. Dan has majored in Architectural Engineering receiving a Bachelor’s of Science degree, received a commission as an officer 2nd Lieutenant to the army reserves serving on active duty during the first gulf war. Dan received other honors such as best male and senior athlete in 1984. In 1983, he won the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference indoor 800 meter championships at Maryland Eastern Shore, breaking the 800 meter record during the trial heats and then breaking and setting the record again in the finals. Dan received All MEAC in both track and Field and Cross Country. Education and sports have always been very important, so Danny continued his education receiving a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Winston Salem State University, then coming back to North Carolina A&T receive his masters of science degree in Applied mathematics. He later attended Virginia State University and completed a Doctorate of Education.
In between completing his education he found his calling in education as well as in wrestling, teaching mathematics. He also played semi-professional football with teams out of Georgia and in the Carolina Football League. Dan has coached track and field at the college level as well and has won national championship rings as an assistant coach to George Williams at one of the colleges.
Dr. Fritz, was a scholar: Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Virginia State University, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Reynolds who teaches Calculus, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra. Dr. Fritz holds not one, but two bachelor degrees, one in Architectural Engineering, the other in Pure Mathematics. His master’s degree is in Applied Mathematics. His doctorate is in Education.
world class athlete, national competitor, record setting track runner, semi-pro footballer, track coach, martial arts master with five black belts with national and international titles, and founder of Ten Tigers of Taekwondo and Self Defense. He was known as Mr. Excellent to the world of Professional Wrestling.