He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he started practicing knife and axe throwing from a young age.
His first television commercial was in 1995, which featured him throwing a tomahawk at a Louisiana-shaped target for a local political campaign ad.
Dagger moved to Los Angeles in 2003, where he met Michael J. Bainton, current executive director of the International Knife Throwing Hall of Fame.
Dagger has won several World Championships, and has been recognized by the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame.
[2] Dagger has been a recurring trainer in History Channel's marksmen competition show, Top Shot.