Drake Diener relative Travis Diener
Personal
Diener suffered from Crohn's disease. During his 2 years in Teramo, he earned the nickname of "Il Drago" (the Dragon), due to the similar sound of his first name to the Italian word. His cousin Travis Diener, also played with Dinamo Sassari. His brother-in-law, Andy Schmidt, was an All Conference wide Receiver for the Fond du Lac Cardinals.
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