Don Hooton

Don serves as President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation and sits on the Board of Directors. He and his family founded the Taylor Hooton Foundation in 2004, the year following the loss of their son Taylor. Since founding this organization, Don has become the leading national spokesman on the issue of appearance and performance enhancing drug use (anabolic steroids, dietary supplements, hGH, etc.) by our nation’s youth. For his work in the field, Don was named Texas Sports Personality of the Year by the Dallas Morning News and was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute for International Sports. Most recently, he was selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award by the United States Sports Academy. Prior to forming the foundation, Don had a successful 33-year career in the telecommunications software business. Don and his wife, Gwen, live in McKinney, TX.