Bill Bass
William T. Bass "Billy"
Born: 1922
Greensboro, NC
Deceased: September 28, 1967
Tillsonburg, ON Canada
Position: B
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Tennessee St., UNLV
High School: Monongahela (PA)
Career: 1947-1954
Bill Bass played from 1947 to 1954 during his career with the Chicago Rockets, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts. Bass ran for 341 yards in his career on 85 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 16 passes for 146 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 118.8 |
| AAFC | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 28 | 44 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | ||||
| 1951 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | ||||
| 1952 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 57 | 297 | 5.2 | 28 | 1 |
| AAFC | 28 | 44 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL | 57 | 297 | 5.2 | 28 | 12 | |
| Totals | 85 | 341 | 4.0 | 28 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 |
| AAFC | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| CFL | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 146 | 9.1 | 22 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 12 | 264 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| AAFC | 12 | 264 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 288 | 20.6 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 104 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | ||||
| AAFC | 2 | 104 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 104 | 52.0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1950 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||
| 1951 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1952 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| AAFC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| CFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 14 | 3 |
| 1948 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 11 | |
| 1950 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 9 | |
| 1951 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 11 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 |
Honors
1950 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1951 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1951 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1951 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
