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You could call him a modern-day renaissance man, an expert in signing for the deaf, a boxer, a coach, and on Sundays, he's a reverend at a south suburban church.
How long can a boxer continue to box? Don Bester will tell you it's a matter of who you are. He's been at it for 37 years, and at age 49 he still fights professionally.
"I never drink, I never smoke, I never abuse my body, and I always wanted to be the best at what I was doing," said Bester. "I can run 10 miles a day, so it's no problem, it's an everyday thing."
But outside the boxing ring there's another dimension to Don Bester. He is an expert in signing for the deaf, which keeps him busy attending banquets and listening to speeches. He started signing to help a deaf friend.
"I started when I was about 19 years old, and he was deaf and his whole family was deaf, so I started working with him and it was just another way of communicating."
On Sundays he can be found here at the Harvey Memorial Church at 84th and Maryland as the Reverend Donald Bester where he is an associate pastor.
"God just dropped a calling on my life and I just went to the ministry, and it was strictly through the deaf. Now I'm the director of seven churches that now have the deaf ministry."
At the Ada Park district, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, he coaches young boxers who aspire to a career in the ring as he prepares for his 48th professional fight.
"I tell people I am not mad at no one I fight; it's a business," Bester said. "I tell people who come and see me fight, 'It's business for me when I get up in the ring.' It's all about money."
You could call him a modern-day renaissance man, an expert in signing for the deaf, a boxer, a coach, and on Sundays, he's a reverend at a south suburban church.
How long can a boxer continue to box? Don Bester will tell you it's a matter of who you are. He's been at it for 37 years, and at age 49 he still fights professionally.
"I never drink, I never smoke, I never abuse my body, and I always wanted to be the best at what I was doing," said Bester. "I can run 10 miles a day, so it's no problem, it's an everyday thing."
But outside the boxing ring there's another dimension to Don Bester. He is an expert in signing for the deaf, which keeps him busy attending banquets and listening to speeches. He started signing to help a deaf friend.
"I started when I was about 19 years old, and he was deaf and his whole family was deaf, so I started working with him and it was just another way of communicating."
On Sundays he can be found here at the Harvey Memorial Church at 84th and Maryland as the Reverend Donald Bester where he is an associate pastor.
"God just dropped a calling on my life and I just went to the ministry, and it was strictly through the deaf. Now I'm the director of seven churches that now have the deaf ministry."
At the Ada Park district, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, he coaches young boxers who aspire to a career in the ring as he prepares for his 48th professional fight.
"I tell people I am not mad at no one I fight; it's a business," Bester said. "I tell people who come and see me fight, 'It's business for me when I get up in the ring.' It's all about money."