Researching Tom Bass
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The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Bass on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Bass and the Bass Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Tom Bass
Tom Bass (sculptor)
Thomas Dwyer Bass, (6 June 1916 – 26 February 2010) was a renowned Australian sculptor. Born in Lithgow, New South Wales, he studied at the Dattilo Rubbo Art School and the National Art School. Bass served in the Second Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War, rising to the rank of sergeant. He established the Tom Bass Sculpture School in Sydney in 1974. In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to sculpture. In 2009, he was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Visual Arts (honoris causa) at the University of Sydney.
A retrospective of his work, spanning 60 years, was exhibited at the Sydney Opera House between 9 November and 17 December 2006.
Source: Tom Bass (sculptor), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Bass (American football)
Tom Bass ( August 2, 1935 - July 27, 2019) was an American football coach who spent 30 years as an assistant with the Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers.
He played at San Jose State University as a lineman until a bout of polio left him unable to play football. He then served as an undergraduate coach, and upon graduation, as the only full-time assistant under Don Coryell. He later worked on the Chargers staff with Sid Gillman, coaching QB's with John Hadl, he was the first Coach hired by Coach Paul Brown on the inaugural Bengals staff, and the Buccaneers staff under John McKay. He joined the Buccaneers in their inaugural season as their director of pro scouting, and unofficially took over the offensive coordinator role when John Rauch resigned. By the next season, he had become the team's defensive coordinator. He is credited with designing the Tampa Bay defense that ranked at or near the top of the league from 1978 to 1981. He left Tampa Bay before the 1982 NFL season to join the Chargers, tasked with improving their league-last pass defense.
In 1992, he was hired by the New England Patriots as their Vice President of Pro Personnel and Player Assistance. He was not retained after the season.
He was also noted for teaching clinics to help female fans understand the game of football, and for having written two volumes of poetry. He has published several books of football drills and instructional techniques.
Source: Tom Bass (American football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTom Bass (politician)
Thomas Hutcheson Bass (January 11, 1927 – March 3, 2019) was a Texas politician, professor, and third-generation Houstonian. In addition to his many years teaching at the high school and university level, he served in the House of Representatives and in Harris County government.
He was one of the founding members of the "Dirty Thirty" and served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1963 until his election as Harris County Commissioner in 1974. In 1984, as a result of his flood control efforts while county commissioner, Tom Bass Regional Park was dedicated in his name. He left the Commissioner's Court in 1985 and helped in the successful adoption of the first 9-1-1 District in Texas; in 2008, the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 building was opened and named the Tom Bass Building in his honor.
His remains are interred at Texas State Cemetery in Austin.
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