Danny Bass

PLAYING CAREER
TORONTO ARGONAUTS    1980 – 1981
CALGARY STAMPEDERS    1981 – 1983
EDMONTON ESKIMOS    1984 – 1991

AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-CANADIAN LINEBACKER    1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
ALL-WESTERN LINEBACKER    1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
NORM FIELDGATE TROPHY WINNER   1983, 1988, 1989
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER 1989

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION    1987, 1990
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS    1987

DANNY BASS ATTENDED MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BEFORE BEGINNING HIS CAREER IN THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE WITH THE TORONTO ARGONAUTS.

DANNY BASS BEGAN HIS CFL CAREER IN 1980 IN THE LINEBACKER POSITION.  IN 1981 HE WAS TRADED TO THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS  HE WAS NAMED ALL-CANADIAN AND NAMED TO THE ALL-STAR TEAM IN 1982 AND 1983.  BASS CONTINUED HIS STELLAR CFL CAREER FROM 1984 TO 1991 WITH THE EDMONTON ESKIMOS AND WON NUMEROUS AWARDS AND HONOURS.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS TWELVE YEAR CAREER INCLUDED 23 INTERCEPTIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 243 YARDS RETURNED AND 1 TOUCHDOWN, 21 FUMBLES RECOVERED FOR A TOTAL OF 109 YARDS AND 2 TOUCHDOWNS, AND 52 QUARTERBACK SACKS.  HE WAS ADDED TO THE EDMONTON ESKIMOS’ WALL OF HONOUR IN 1992.

INDUCTED 2000 - PLAYER

Class of 2000 Hugh Campbell, Grover Covington, James Murphy, Dave Raimey