Mike Bass

Mike Bass
Mike Bass
No. 26, 41     
Defensive back
Personal information
Date of birth: March 31, 1945 (1945-03-31) (age 66)
Place of birth: Ypsilanti, Michigan
High School: Ypsilanti High School
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 12 / Pick: 314
(by the Green Bay Packers)
Debuted in 1968 for the Detroit Lions
Last played in 1975 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 1975
Games played     100
Interceptions     30
Fumbles recovered     6
Touchdowns     4
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Michael Thomas Bass (born March 31, 1945 in Ypsilanti, Michigan) is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for the Detroit Lions (1967) and the Washington Redskins (1969–1975). Before his National Football League career, Bass played for the University of Michigan.

In his 8 NFL seasons as a cornerback, Bass recorded 30 interceptions for 478 return yards and three touchdowns. He also recovered five fumbles and gained 105 yards on eight kickoff returns. In 1972, the Redskins won the NFC championship game of the 1972-73 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, when they limited the Cowboys to 3 points and Roger Staubach, their quarterback, to 9 completions in 20 attempts for 98 passing yards, Bass and the other cornerback, Pat Fischer, being instrumental in shutting down their wide receivers. But, though the defense allowed only 14 points, the team lost Super Bowl VII to the Miami Dolphins. Bass scored the only touchdown for the Redskins in that game as a special teams player, returning a botched pass attempt from Miami Dolphins placekicker Garo Yepremian after a blocked field goal 49 yards for a fumble return touchdown, making him the last man drafted by legendary coach Vince Lombardi to score in a Super Bowl game. In 1976, he was replaced as a starting cornerback by Joe Lavender.

During a brief stint with the Detroit Lions, Bass had a small speaking part in the 1968 film adaptation of George Plimpton's book Paper Lion. In 1976, Bass was among several Washington Redskins players who appeared in the blaxploitation film Brotherhood of Death. However, when that film was released to DVD in 2005, Bass expressed dismay at the news, saying that he hadn't cared for the script and that to that date, he had never seen the picture.[1]

Bass is employed by Montauk Resorts of North Carolina.

References

  1. ^ The Bad, the Bad, and the Ugly

External links

v · d · e70 Greatest Redskins

21 Terry Allen RB 1995-98 • 41 Mike Bass CB 1969-75 • 20 Cliff Battles B 1932-37 • 33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937-52 • 31 Don Bosseler B 1957-64 • 53 Jeff Bostic C 1980-93 • 4 Mike Bragg P 1968-79 • 80 Gene Brito DE 1951-53, 1955-58 • 43 Larry Brown RB 1969-76 • 77 Bill Brundige DE 1970-77 • 65 Dave Butz DT 1975-88 • 21 Earnest Byner RB 1989-93 • 84 Gary Clark WR 1985-92 • 51 Monte Coleman LB 1979-94 • 53 Al DeMao C 1945-53 • 36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950-59 • 35 Bill Dudley RB 1950-51, 1953 • 17 Turk Edwards T 1932-40 • 44 Andy Farkas FB 1938-44 • 37 Pat Fischer CB 1968-77 • 28 Darrell Green CB 1983-2002 • 68 Russ Grimm G 1981-91 • 55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965-78 • 57 Ken Harvey LB 1994-98 • 56 Len Hauss C 1964-77 • 27 Ken Houston S 1973-80 • 70 Sam Huff LB 1964-67, 1969 • 66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981-93 • 47 Dick James RB 1955-63 • 9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964-74 • 22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952-54 • 17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971-78 • 26 Paul Krause DB 1964-67 • 79 Jim Lachey T 1988-95 • 14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952-53, 1955-59 • 72 Dexter Manley DE 1981-89 • 71 Charles Mann DE 1983-93 • 58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988-92 • 73 Mark May T 1981-89 • 79 Ron McDole DE 1971-78 • 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985-94 • 53 Harold McLinton LB 1969-78 • 40 Wayne Millner E 1936-41, 1945 • 49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962-68 • 30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990-99 • 81 Art Monk WR 1980-93 • 3 Mark Moseley K 1974-86 • 29 Mark Murphy S 1977-84 • 21 Mike Nelms KR 1980-84 • 52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979-89 • 23 Brig Owens LB 1966-77 • 65 Vince Promuto G 1960-70 • 44 John Riggins RB 1976-79, 1981-85 • 11 Mark Rypien QB 1987-93 • 83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986-93 • 76 Ed Simmons T 1987-93 • 87 Jerry Smith TE 1965-77 • 60 Dick Stanfel G 1956-58 • 74 George Starke T 1973-84 • 72 Diron Talbert DT 1971-80 • 84 Hugh (Bones) Taylor E 1947-54 • 42 Charley Taylor WR 1964-77 • 7 Joe Theismann QB 1974-85 • 67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970-77 • 85 Don Warren TE 1979-92 • 25 Joe Washington RB 1981-84 • 17 Doug Williams QB 1986-89 •

Coaches
George Allen Head Coach 1971-77 • Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936-42 • Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981-92 •


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