Signed 8x10 photosFour moments, signed by Mike: the St. Louis interception, Mike & Garo, the leap against Bob Hayes, and the Vision portrait.See the details
Washington Ring of Fame cornerback, 1969 to 1975
MIKE BASS. THE PLAY. THE LEGACY. THE MAN.
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Signed 8x10 photosFour moments, signed by Mike: the St. Louis interception, Mike & Garo, the leap against Bob Hayes, and the Vision portrait.See the details
Personalized autograph footballOnly 25 are available, each signed with the recipient's name and one approved message.See the details
Mike Bass Career VideoSeven Washington seasons on video, signed autograph only or with a personal message.See the details
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Official program · Washington · No. 41
Right cornerback, 1969 to 1975
One of the smartest cornerbacks in the NFL.
Drafted by Green Bay in 1967, Mike reached Washington in 1969, joining coach Vince Lombardi and beginning seven seasons as a cornerstone of the secondary. He started at right corner until he retired during 1976 training camp.
30
Career interceptions
Washington, 1969 to 1975
478
Interception return yards
Longest return: 68
104
Consecutive games
104 played, 104 started
6
Fumble recoveries
Plus 8 kick returns
Honors
- 1965 Rose Bowl champion
- Michigan
- Eight Interceptions, 1971
- Led Washington
- All-NFC first team
- 1974
- 70 Greatest Redskins
- 2002
- Washington Ring of Fame
- 2022
Super Bowl VII · January 14, 1973
2:07 left. 49 yards. Washington's only touchdown.
After a blocked field goal, Miami kicker Garo Yepremian tried to throw. Mike Bass caught the ball and ran it back 49 yards, the one touchdown Washington scored that day.
September 11, 2022 · FedExField
41 Mike Bass, 1969 to 1975.
At the 2022 season opener, Washington put Mike’s name on the stadium, next to the coach who made him a pro. “Mike credits Coach Allen with giving him the knowledge and experience to become the consummate pro on defensive football and the cornerback position.”
In the papers
“Bass to be added to Ring of Fame at FedEx Field”
The Washington Post, August 2022
“A fan’s perseverance helped put Mike Bass in Washington’s Ring of Fame”
The Washington Post, September 2022
“Catching up with: Super Bowl VII legend Mike Bass”
Pat Dooley, Gainesville Sun / GatorSports, January 31, 2019
What Vince Lombardi taught him
“Act like you’ve been there before.”
Lombardi said, ‘Act like you’ve been there before’ always kept me from embarrassing another player as a result of something I had done. Those that I played against were pros, and where respect is received, it should be given, which would not let me be demonstrative because of my success or his failure.
WHAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TODAY WILL SOON BECOME YOUR WARM-UP.
Freeport, Grand Bahama. Coach Bass’s rule: no practice, no play.
Coach Bass · 1979 to 1997
Eighteen years of football in Freeport.
After Washington, Mike coached the 8-Mile Rock Crushers to Bahamas American Football League championships, then formed the Guinness Titans and won the title in Nassau in their second year. Crushers Sinclair Knowles and Joey Wildgoose earned U.S. college scholarships.
“The only thing about me that is not Bahamian is my accent.”
The Crushers and the TitansBeyond the signature
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Mike lives in Gainesville, Florida, and has since 1997.