Michael Bass Named Ypsilanti 'Boy Of Year'
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Mike Bass, Ypsilanti High School Football Team, October 1962 Photographer: Duane Scheel
Year:
1962
Ann Arbor News, October 24, 1962
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ONE OF AREA'S BEST: Ypsilanti High Halfback Mike Bass is the Braves' leading ground-gainer and one of the most dangerous backs in this area. A senior, Bass has scored seven touchdowns in four games. Because of an injury he may see only limited action against the Zebras of Wayne High in tomorrow's contest at Ypsilanti.
Ypsilanti High School Track Team, May 1961 Photographer: Eck Stanger
Year:
1961
Ann Arbor News, May 16, 1961
Caption:
JOIN HONOR ROLL LIST: Joining The News' Pictorial Honor Roll today is the Ypsilanti High track team, Class A Regional titlist. In the front row, from left, are Seniors Jerry Albertson, Ron Allen, Bill Kersey, David Collins, Ray Patterson, Mickey Greer, Frank Sayre, Bob Goosby, Ray Mullins, Bob Arvin and Norm Taylor. In the back row are Tom Nye, Manager Jim Seitz, Bruce Allison, Jim Carter, Ron Jackson, Chuck Zagon, Ed Burke, Ron Gillum, Jim Bishop, Ivory Oliver, Mike Bass, Ernie Slater, Terry Hirschlieb, Ricardo Bolden, Ernie Gillum, Dennis Deck, Leon Birdyshaw, Kyle Freeman, Rudolph Brewer, and Coach Dick Lee. The Braves will seek state honors at East Lansing Saturday.
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Barbara Riedl & Mike Bass Broadcast To East Junior High School For Michigan Week, May 1960 Photographer: Ed Irvine
Year:
1960
Ann Arbor News, May 19, 1960
Caption:
GIVE 'MICHIGAN WEEK' TALKS: Among students giving talks on Michigan Week over school public address systems in the Ypsilanti area this week were Barbara Riedl and Mike Bass at East Junior High. Barbara today gave some facts about Michigan, while Mike will give a resume of the week's "broadcasts" tomorrow morning.
Ypsilanti High Students Give Speeches For American Education Week, November 1962 Photographer: Cordray
Year:
1962
Ann Arbor News, November 14, 1962
Caption:
PRESENT SERIES. As a part of American Education Week, members of Mrs. Janette Horst's public speaking class at Ypsilanti High School have been presenting brief speeches on the theme, "American Education Meets the Challenge of Change," each morning over the school's public address system. Shown ready to go on the air are (left to right) seniors Betty Hanlin, Mike Bass, and Mary Calkins. Sandy Goodsman, a junior, is seated.
High Hurdles - 55th Annual State Class A Track Championships, May 1962 Photographer: Doug Fulton
Year:
1962
Ann Arbor News, May 28, 1962
Caption:
PREPSTERS GIVE IT OL' COLLEGE TRY: It was a day of all-out effort at the annual Class A track championships at Ferry Field. In the photo above, Wyandotte's Gerald Cerulla breaks the tape ahead of Ypsilanti's Mike Bass in the high hurdles.
Mike Bass & Ernie Slater - Ypsilanti High School Basketball Team, December 1962 Photographer: Duane Scheel
Year:
1962
Ann Arbor News, December 12, 1962
Caption:
YPSILANTI BALL BOUNCERS: Ypsilanti High Forward Mike Bass (left) and Guard Ernie Slater provide the Braves with a potent scoring punch, averaging almost 30 points a game between them. Both seniors will see action on Friday when Ypsilanti entertains Dearborn High in a Huron-Rouge Conference game.
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AACHM Oral History: Jennifer and Hershal Brown
Hershal Brown was born in 1946. He lived off and on with his parents in Gary, Indiana, but he was raised primarily by his grandparents in Ann Arbor. He remembers having many role models at Bethel AME Church. After graduating from Ann Arbor High School, Brown served in the military in Spain. He worked at Ford Motor Company in pre-prototype coordination for 31 years. He also worked and volunteered for the Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s department. He married his longtime sweetheart Jennifer Benton in 1968 and they have two daughters, Charisse and Heather.
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Jennifer Brown was born in 1948 in Ann Arbor to Charles and Laurel Benton. She recalls learning to fish with her father and attending Jones School. Her mother encouraged her to take advanced classes in high school. Brown worked in banking and bank management for the first half of her career while her children were young. Later in life she got her master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan and became a social worker. She has been married to her husband Hershal Brown for 53 years. They have two daughters, Charisse and Heather, and three grandchildren.
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AACHM Oral History: Patricia Manley
Patricia Ashford Manley was born in 1945 in Ann Arbor, and she was raised by her mother. She remembers attending Jones Elementary School and trying out for cheerleading at Ann Arbor High School. Manley graduated from Western Michigan University in 1970 and later earned her master’s in counseling from Eastern Michigan University. She worked as a teacher, cheerleading coach, and guidance counselor at Huron High School for thirty-one years, and was principal of Thurston Elementary School for ten years. She and her husband Lamont Manley enjoy traveling and going to concerts together. They have been married for 43 years.
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AACHM Oral History: Mike Bass
Michael Thomas Bass was born in 1945 to Thomas and Louise Bass. His parents–a doctor and a teacher–were influential members of Ypsilanti’s Black community. Bass excelled in football, basketball, and track. He was senior class president of Ypsilanti High School in 1963. He received a BA in Education from the University of Michigan. Bass is best known for playing in the National Football League for the Washington Commanders (formerly Redskins) from 1969 to 1975. After retiring from the NFL, Bass ran a resort in the Bahamas. He and his wife Rosita now reside in Florida and they have two daughters, Kimberly and Louise.