No. 298: Dan Lacey

The ButteCast with Bill Foley · Oct 22, 2025 · 1h 21m

Dan Lacey was an all-conference receiver for Butte High as a senior in 2002.

He played for Butte High head football coaches Steve Schulte and Greg Salo before coaching under Arie Grey as a student teacher. He also played basketball for coach John Thatcher with the Bulldogs.

Today, Lacey is on his way to writing his own legend as a high school coach in the Smelter City. Lacey is in his third year coaching the Anaconda High School football team, and the Copperheads are headed to the Class B playoffs for the first time since 2015.

First, the Copperheads have a rivalry game to close out the…