Education
He played college football at Ursinus College and attended Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
athletics competitor gridiron football player
He played college football at Ursinus College and attended Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bassman played for the Ursinus Bears from 1933 to 1935. He also participated in track and wrestling. Bassman was inducted into the Ursinus College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.
Philadelphia Eagles
Bassman played in eight games for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1936.
Injuries reportedly cut short his career. Bassman served in the United States Army Air Corps during World World War World War II He died on August 3, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Virginia.
He was the oldest living former Eagles player at the time of his death.