 Frier was born on March 20, 1969 to Beatrice Poindexter, a single mother who was unable to care for him on her own, so she placed him in the care of Ann and Ulysses Frier, who would adopt him as their child.Frier still kept in touch with Poindexter throughout the course of his life.Frier attended Appalachian State University on a four-year football scholarship.