 A native of San Jose, California, the son of firefighter and a homemaker, he grew up next to San Francisco Bay, with summer visits to his grandparents’ home on Puget Sound in Washington that alternated with his other grandparent's summer home on California's Clear Lake.From an early age, he was drawn to both the water and to the past.Archaeology made a lasting impression on Delgado from age 10, inspired by his teachers’ lessons on ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome.