Glenn Bass
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | April 12, 1939 Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Wilson (NC) | ||||||||
| College | East Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1961: 5th round, 64th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1961: 23rd round, 183rd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
| Career AFL statistics | |||||||||
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Glenn Alden Bass (born April 12, 1939) is a former collegiate and professional American football player. He played college football at East Carolina University. A flanker, he played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills from 1961 through 1966, and for the Houston Oilers in 1966 and 1967.[1] Bass caught fifty passes for the Bills as a rookie. He played in five playoffs with the Bills and Oilers, winning three Eastern Division titles (1964–1966) and two American Football League Championships (1964 and 1965) with the Bills, and an Eastern Division crown with the Oilers (1967).
After football, he served as an administrative assistant to North Carolina Governor Dan K. Moore and was also a pastor.[2][3] He eventually moved to Tallahassee, Florida, becoming a sports director at Florida State University.[3]
He has been inducted into the East Carolina University Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
AFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Won the AFL championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1961 | BUF | 14 | 11 | 50 | 765 | 15.3 | 76 | 3 |
| 1962 | BUF | 14 | 14 | 32 | 555 | 17.3 | 76 | 4 |
| 1963 | BUF | 9 | 0 | 9 | 153 | 17.0 | 74 | 1 |
| 1964 | BUF | 14 | 13 | 43 | 897 | 20.9 | 94 | 7 |
| 1965 | BUF | 4 | 4 | 18 | 299 | 16.6 | 38 | 1 |
| 1966 | BUF | 14 | 3 | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1967 | HOU | 7 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 15 | 1 |
| 1968 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 79 | 45 | 167 | 2,841 | 17.0 | 94 | 17 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1963 | BUF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 27 | 0 |
| 1964 | BUF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1966 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 51 | 0 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Retiring pro star has local ties". The Sanford Herald. Sanford, North Carolina. January 12, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Haislip, Bryan (May 28, 1970). "Glenn Bass—From The Gridiron To The Pulpit". The Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Clark, Corey (July 23, 2017). "A Hall of Fame moment for local pastor". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. pp. C1 & C2. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Wilson, North Carolina
- Players of American football from North Carolina
- American football wide receivers
- East Carolina Pirates football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Houston Oilers players
- American Football League players
- American football wide receiver, pre-1940 birth stubs