 DeBoer was a student assistant at Sioux Falls in the 1997 after his football playing career ended, and he graduated in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.DeBoer also played baseball at Sioux Falls, hitting .520 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in his senior season of 1997.In 1998, DeBoer played one season of independent league baseball with the Canton Crocodiles as a left fielder.