Nationality American Name Bill Dance | Role Television host Spouse Dianne | |
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Born October 7, 1940 (age 84) ( 1940-10-07 ) Known for professional fisherman, television host, author Children Bill, Jr; Paul; Patrick; Pamela Profiles | ||
Sports files august 22 2013 famed fisherman bill dance
Bill Dance is an angler and host of Bill Dance Outdoors, a fishing television series on the Outdoor Channel and "Bill Dance Saltwater" on the Sportsman Channel.
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Raised in Lynchburg, Tennessee, Dance planned to become a doctor, as was his father and grandfather, came upon a grisly motorcycle accident in the early 1960s and changed his mind. He turned his focus to competing in bass tournaments. A fishing lure manufacturer that sponsored him suggested he should start a TV show to promote the product. The program originally began on an ABC affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968.
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 in Eads, Tennessee, with his wife, Dianne.
He is also well known on YouTube for his blooper outtakes from his television show and his large following on Facebook.
With fellow fishermen Roland Martin and Jimmy Houston, he formed the company Th3 Legends to sell signature products.