| Don BassBass, Donald WayneHeight: 6-2 Weight: 219 Born: March 11, 1956 Fort Worth, TX Died: October 26, 1989 Waxahachie, TX High School: Polytechnic (Fort Worth, TX) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Houston | |
| 1975 | Houston | Lettered | 
| 1976 | Houston | Lettered | 
| 1977 | Houston | Lettered | 
| Draft: 3rd round (83rd overall) 1978 Cincinnati Bengals | 
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 84 | TE | 16 | 8 | 
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 84 | WR | 16 | 13 | 
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 84 | WR | 14 | 12 | 
| 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1981 CIN NFL | 84 | WR | 6 | 0 | 
| 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 88 | TE | 3 | 0 | 
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 55 | 33 | 
| Transaction | Date | Team | 
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/2/1978 | 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 
| Signed | 5/19/1978 | 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 
| Injured Reserve | 12/10/1980 | 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 7/24/1981 | 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1981 CIN NFL | 
| Activated | 10/9/1981 | 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1981 CIN NFL | 
| Traded | 8/20/1982 | 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 
| Released | 12/21/1982 | 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 
| Signed | 1/19/1984 | 1984 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1984 HOU USFL | 
| Released | 1984 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1984 HOU USFL | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1981 CIN NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 27 | 447 | 16.6 | 51t | 4 | |||||||
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 58 | 724 | 12.5 | 50 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 32 | 409 | 12.8 | 55t | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 117 | 1580 | 13.5 | 55t | 13 | 0 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1978 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1981 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 
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