Don Rose, Jr. (“Donny”) started playing little league football and little league baseball when he was very young. He began playing Babe Ruth baseball at age 13 and played all the way to 18. He attended Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Virginia, from 1976 to 1980, where he played football and baseball through all 4 years. He next attended Randolph Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia, for a post-graduate year, playing football and baseball and graduating in 1981.

Donny began coaching football in 1982 and continued for the next 31 years, including coaching both of his sons.

Around 1982, he began umpiring baseball. He became a member of the Mid Atlantic Umpires Association in 1990, went through their pro-school, and took off on umpiring from there. He also refereed basketball for 28 years.

Umpiring baseball became his passion. He umpired high school baseball through 2016, also doing Division 1 college and semi- pro baseball, but Babe Ruth was his first love. He began doing Regional tournaments in 1996 when he was involved in several in Florida. He worked hard to become a sought-after umpire, and was selected to officiate numerous State and Regional tournaments and 14 World Series tournaments throughout the years.

Donny was also chosen to be the Umpire-in-Chief for Babe Ruth Leagues of Virginia, Inc. (position title was Umpire Consultant prior to September 2009) in 1992 and has been appointed continuously since, serving under four different State Commissioners, including under his father, Don Rose, Sr.

Since the passing of his father in January 2013, Donny organized a scholarship fund in his dad's name to help deserving high school seniors with financial support to continue their education. The scholarship has been in place for 5 years and is now well funded.

Donny recently has taken on helping run Regional tournaments with his best friend and fellow umpire, Tennessee Babe Ruth State Commissioner Doug Strong.

Donny and his wife, Lynne, have two sons. They currently live in Leesburg, Virginia.