Don Duren
Don Duren attended public schools inHot Springs, Arkansas, and is a graduate of Hot Springs High School. He servedfour years in the United States Air Force and is a graduate of Ouachita BaptistUniversity in Arkansas, Southwestern Seminary in Texas, and Northwestern StateUniversity in Louisiana. Duren retired as Minister of Activities from the ParkCities Baptist Church in Dallas. He is the author of Boiling Out at the Springs: A History of Major League Baseball SpringTraining in Hot Springs, Arkansas; BathersBaseball: A History of Minor League Baseball at the Arkansas Spa; and Lon Warneke: The Arkansas Hummingbird.He has contributed articles to the Garland County Historical Society of whichhe is a member and to the Encyclopedia ofArkansas. Additionally, he isa member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), the NationalBaseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Heritage House Museum of MontgomeryCounty (Arkansas). He is a descendent of Arkansas pioneer GranvilleWhittington. 3