Warren C. Dance

Armstrong High, Richmond (1949) 
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Warren Dance was considered to be one of the finest all-around athletes in the history of Armstrong High School. He holds the rare distinction of playing on state championship teams in football, basketball and baseball. Mr. Dance was the starting right end on both offense and defense for Armstrong’s 1947 undefeated VIAL State Championship football team.  This was the team called the “Dream Team” by its legendary coach Maxie Robinson. This team outscored opponents 195-6, yielding one touchdown. That same year he played on Armstrong’s undefeated VIAL State Championship (23-0) basketball team. During his senior year, Armstrong reinstated its baseball program which had been discontinued in 1926. Mr. Dance was the starting left fielder and one of the team’s best hitters. The team improved as the season progressed and won the 1949 VIAL State Championship. He attended Tennessee State University where he played football and basketball and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education in 1954. After serving with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, he enjoyed a long career as a teacher, coach and consultant with Ashland and Richmond, VA Public Schools. He received a Master of Education degree from the University of Virginia in 1968.  He was posthumously inducted into the Armstrong High School Hall of Fame in 2018.