Dick Bass
Richard Lee Bass
Born: March 15, 1937
Georgetown, MS USA
Deceased: February 1, 2006
Norwalk, CA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 197
College: Pacific
High School: Vallejo (CA)
Career: 1960-1969
Drafted: 1959 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Dick Bass played from 1960 to 1969 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams. Bass ran for 5,417 yards in his career on 1,218 attempts, scoring 34 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 204 passes for 1,841 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 60.4 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 31 | 153 | 4.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 98 | 608 | 6.2 | 73 | 4 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 196 | 1033 | 5.3 | 57 | 6 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 143 | 520 | 3.6 | 51 | 5 |
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 72 | 342 | 4.8 | 59 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 121 | 549 | 4.5 | 49 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 248 | 1090 | 4.4 | 50 | 8 |
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 187 | 627 | 3.4 | 27 | 6 |
| 1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 121 | 494 | 4.1 | 20 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1218 | 5417 | 4.4 | 73 | 34 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 92 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 145 | 9.1 | 37 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 262 | 8.7 | 33 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 348 | 11.6 | 53 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 21 | 230 | 11.0 | 36 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 31 | 274 | 8.8 | 40 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 27 | 212 | 7.9 | 30 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 27 | 195 | 7.2 | 28 | 2 |
| Totals | 204 | 1841 | 9.0 | 53 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 109 | 27.2 | 90 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 48 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 263 | 11.0 | 90 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 246 | 22.4 | 31 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 698 | 30.3 | 64 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 446 | 23.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 1415 | 26.2 | 64 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1965 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1966 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 9 |
| 1962 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 10 |
| 1969 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 |
Honors
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
