Maurice Bassett
Maurice LaFrancis Bassett
Born: April 26, 1931
Chickasha, OK USA
Deceased: May 24, 1991
Springfield, OH
Position: FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230
College: Langston
High School: Lincoln (Chickasha, OK)
Career: 1954-1956
Drafted: 1954 in Round 3, #36 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Maurice Bassett played from 1954 to 1956 during his career with the Cleveland Browns. Bassett ran for 891 yards in his career on 223 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 317 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 144 | 588 | 4.1 | 22 | 6 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 38 | 174 | 4.6 | 30 | 3 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 41 | 129 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | 223 | 891 | 4.0 | 30 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 20 | 205 | 10.2 | 33 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 31 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 317 | 9.6 | 33 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
