page_title: Norm Bass
hierarchical_section_title: Norm Bass
caption_attribution_description: English: Professional baseball player Norm Bass
context_page_description: Norman Delaney Bass, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player and baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics from 1961-63. A safety in football, he played college football at the University of the Pacific, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1964. Bass became an international table tennis player. His 2-sport athlete status came about because arthritis forced him to retire from baseball. His is the brother of NFL player Dick Bass.
context_section_description: Norman Delaney Bass, Jr. (born January 21, 1939) is a former American college and professional football player and baseball player.  He was a pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics from 1961-63. A safety in football, he played college football at the University of the Pacific, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1964. Bass became an international table tennis player. His 2-sport athlete status came about because arthritis forced him to retire from baseball. His is the brother of NFL player Dick Bass.
caption: Bass in 1963
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