Bill Dance Biography
Bill Dance is an angler and the host of Bill Danc Outdoors on the Outdoor Channel and Bill Danc Saltwater on the Sportsman Channel.
Dance Age
Bill is 82 years old as of 7 October 2022. He was born on 7 October 1940 in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Bill Dance Family
He was born to doctor William Dance. He is from a generation of dancers, his grandfather and three other generations are of Dances. The dance began fishing as a child, wading Mulberry Creek with his grandfather in Lynchburg, Tenn. (population 5,740).
Dance Wife – Children
Bill is married to Dianne Dance. The couple has four children; Pamela Dance, Bill Jr. Dance, Patrick Dance, and Paul Dance. Dance credits his success to his wife, Dianne, whom he met on a blind date after his original date was canceled.
They’ve been married for 47 years and have four grown children, including Bill Jr. and Patrick, who work from Dance’s home and a 5,000-square-foot office next door to help run their father’s outdoor productions. Dance sarcastically refers to Dianne as “the best catch I ever made.” The wife of the world’s most famous fisherman is not a fisherwoman.
Bill Dance Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Bill Dance Bloopers
“Bill Danc Outdoors” has aired since 1968 with over 2000 shows in its history. Bill has created more than 36 educational videos and 12 audio educational tapes on a wide range of topics. His 4 hilarious out-take shows, or “Bloopers” have been aired all over the world. Dance Outdoors is broadcast on the Outdoor Channel, and Dance Saltwater is broadcast on the Sportsman Channel.
Dance Heart Attack
Dance experienced major blockages in two of his heart’s main arteries, yet he survived a heart attack and cardiac arrest. He was promptly transported to the cardiac catheterization lab for a diagnostic procedure after the paramedics forwarded his EKG reports to the emergency room. The blockages that caused the heart attack and cardiac arrest were discovered during the operation.
After that, Bill was transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit for close observation and testing. He had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery a few days later, which redirected blood flow to avoid the obstructions.
Bill attributes his survival to the onlookers who gave him emergency medical attention. He also developed a strong desire to see defibrillators—deviators that can shock the heart back to life—installed in police cars.
Bill Dance Books
Bill has written eight books, including Practical Black Bass Fishing, There He Is (The Art of Plastic Worm Fishing), Techniques on Bass Fishing, and Bass N’ Objects, as well as Dance on Crappie, Dance on Largemouth Bass, IGFA’s 101 Freshwater Fishing Tips & Tricks, and Dance Fish Tails. His articles have appeared in the majority of major outdoor magazines, including Sports Afield, Field & Stream, Bassmasters, Outdoor Life, and others.
Bill Dance Career
Dance considered becoming a doctor until he witnessed a horrific motorcycle accident in the early 1960s. He then focused on competing in bass tournaments. A sponsoring fishing lure manufacturer suggested he start a TV show to promote the product. In 1968, the program debuted on WHBQ-TV, then the ABC affiliate in Memphis.
Sunglasses and a Tennessee Volunteers baseball cap are part of Dance’s signature look. In the late 1960s, he received his first cap from their coach, Doug Dickey. He founded the company Th3 Legends to sell signature products with fellow fishermen Roland Martin and Jimmy Houston.
Bill Dance Fishing -Awards
2021 Privileged Doctorate of Regular Assets from the College of Tennessee in acknowledgment of his times of fishing guidance, TV presence, competition achievement and calculating diplomat for the province of Tennessee, 2021 commitment from American down home music vocalist/lyricist, Luke Bryan regarding with new melody discharge, “Bill Danc”, 2019 enlisted into Memphis Sports Corridor of Popularity,
2014 Freedom Bowl/St. Jude received the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame’s Distinguished Citizen Award in 2006, the Tennessee Wildlife & Fish Commission’s Lifetime Contribution Award, the Male Professional Athlete of the Year Award from the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, the President’s Award from the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), the National Water Safety Spokesman for the US Coast Guard in 2005, the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame in 2001, the Commander’s Achievement Award for Water Safety from the
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