Bristol, TN – Sad news in high school sports tonight… Dale Burns, one of the founders of the Arby’s Classic, died of pancreatic cancer after being diagnosed on Saturday according to Tennessee High officials.
Burns, along with Richard Ensor, the current tournament director, started the event in the 1980s which was called the Mountain Empire Classic.
Burns coached the Vikings basketball team until 2005, after spending 27 years on the bench where he won 505 games, lost 327, two regional championships, made six substate appearances and advanced to four tournaments. of state.
Burns, a big fan of the Cincinnati Reds (he and I talked about it all the time) was 74 years old….
Bristol, TN – Sad news in high school sports tonight… Dale Burns, one of the founders of the Arby’s Classic, died of pancreatic cancer after being diagnosed on Saturday according to Tennessee High officials.
Burns, along with Richard Ensor, the current tournament director, started the event in the 1980s which was called the Mountain Empire Classic.
Burns coached the Vikings basketball team until 2005, after spending 27 years on the bench where he won 505 games, lost 327, two regional championships, made six substate appearances and advanced to four tournaments. of state.
Burns, a big fan of the Cincinnati Reds (he and I talked about it all the time) was 74 years old….