- Bill Dance
Infobox Person
name = Bill Dance
birth_date = birth date and age|1940|10|07
residence = Collierville,Tennessee
nationality = flagicon|USA American
known_for = professional fisherman, television host, author
home_town = Lynchburg, Tennessee
spouse = Diannecite web|url=http://www.billdanceoutdoors.com/outdoors/about_bill.html|title=Bill Dance Outdoors - Bill Dance Fishing Illustrated:
publisher =Bill Dance
accessdate=2008-06-28|date=2008-06-23]
children = Bill, Jr; Paul; Patrick; Pamelacite web|url=http://www.billdanceoutdoors.com/outdoors/about_bill.html|title=Bill Dance Outdoors - Bill Dance Fishing Illustrated:
publisher= Bill Dance
accessdate=2008-06-28|date=2008-06-23]
website = http://www.billdanceoutdoors.comBill Dance is a fisherman and host of "
Bill Dance Outdoors ", afishing television series on the Versus channel.Biography
Raised in
Lynchburg, Tennessee , Dance planned to become a doctor, like his father and grandfather before him, but changed his mind after happening upon a grisly motorcycle accident in the early 1960s. He then turned his focus to competing in bass tournaments. Afishing lure manufacture that sponsored him suggested he should start a TV show to promote the product. The program originally began on an ABC affiliate inMemphis ,Tennessee , in 1968.cite web|url=http://www.americanprofile.com/article/27147.html|title=America's Favorite Fishin' Buddy - American Profile:|publisher=Publishing Group of America|accessdate=2008-06-17|last=Woody|first=Larry|date=2008-06-15]Dance's signature look includes sunglasses and a
Tennessee Volunteers baseball cap. He received his first cap from their coach,Doug Dickey , in the late 1960s. He lives inEads, Tennessee , with his wife, Dianne. cite web
url=http://www.americanprofile.com/article/27147.html
title=America's Favorite Fishin' Buddy - American Profile:|publisher=Publishing Group of America|accessdate=2008-06-17|last=Woody|first=Larry|date=2008-06-15]Achievements
* Member,
International Game Fish Association 's Hall of Fame
* 1969,1974, 1977: B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year
* 1978: Congressional National Water Safety Award
* 1986: National Freshwater Hall of Famecite web|url=http://www.billdanceoutdoors.com/outdoors/about_bill.html|title=Bill Dance Outdoors - Bill Dance Fishing Illustrated:
publisher =Bill Dance|accessdate=2008-06-28|date=2008-06-23]References
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