Few baseball players in BYU history enjoyed the success Dane had during his three years on the Cougar diamond. A team player, Dane tore the covers off baseballs year after year while proving a steady hand in the Cougar outfield.

His success culminated in 1971 when he was named First Team All-America. His career batting average was a BYU record for a number of years. At one time, he held five career records. He holds several season records including a tie for most triples in a season-eight, and top batting average--.467. Dane shares the individual game record for most doubles-three, with his brother Lee among others.

Other season records Dane held were 79 hits in 1971, 19 doubles (1970), eight triples (1970), 58 runs scored (1970), and 136 total bases (1971). During his successful 1971 year, Dane established an .853 slugging percentage, tops that year in the Western Athletic Conference.

After completing play at BYU, Dane was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies. He worked his way through the minors and in 1977 became part of the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1981 he led the Cards with a .327 batting average. In that year's World Series, Dane batted an incredible .529, grabbing nine hits in 17 trips to the plate.