| Marvin Bass | |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Blythewood, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1940–1942 |
| Player Team2: | William & Mary |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1944–1947 |
| Coach Team2: | William & Mary (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1948 |
| Coach Team3: | North Carolina (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1949–1950 |
| Coach Team4: | William & Mary (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1951 |
| Coach Team5: | William & Mary |
| Coach Years6: | 1952 |
| Coach Team6: | Washington Redskins (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1953–1954 |
| Coach Team7: | North Carolina (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 1955–1959 |
| Coach Team8: | South Carolina (line) |
| Coach Years9: | 1960 |
| Coach Team9: | Georgia Tech (DC) |
| Coach Years10: | 1961–1965 |
| Coach Team10: | South Carolina |
| Coach Years11: | 1966–1967 |
| Coach Team11: | Montreal Beavers |
| Coach Years12: | 1969–1972 |
| Coach Team12: | Buffalo Bills (assistant) |
| Coach Years13: | 1973 |
| Coach Team13: | Richmond (assistant) |
| Coach Years14: | 1974 |
| Coach Team14: | Birmingham Americans (assistant) |
| Coach Years15: | 1975 |
| Coach Team15: | Birmingham Vulcans |
| Coach Years16: | 1977–1978 |
| Coach Team16: | Buffalo Bills (assistant) |
| Coach Years17: | 1979–1981 |
| Coach Team17: | Calgary Stampeders (assistant) |
| Coach Years18: | 1982–1992 |
| Coach Team18: | Denver Broncos (assistant) |
| Coach Sport19: | Baseball |
| Coach Years20: | 1948 |
| Coach Team20: | William & Mary |
| Admin Years1: | 1961–1965 |
| Admin Team1: | South Carolina |
| Admin Years2: | 1968 |
| Admin Team2: | San Francisco 49ers (scout) |
| Overall Record: | 24–32–4 (college football) 9–3 (WFL) |
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Marvin Crosby "Moose" Bass (August 28, 1919 – December 3, 2010)[1] [2] was the head coach of The College of William & Mary's football team in 1951. He also coached the South Carolina Gamecocks football team for five seasons.
Bass, a native of Petersburg, Virginia, was a member of the winningest football team in William & Mary history. Bass captained the 1942 Indians, which compiled a 9–1–1 record. He later was an assistant coach at his alma mater when the 1947 Indians were 9–1. In 1974, Bass was an assistant football coach for the Birmingham Americans of the World Football League (WFL), a league formed in the early 1970s to rival the National Football League (NFL). He became head coach of the WFL's Birmingham Vulcans the following year. The league lured such NFL name players as Larry Csonka, Paul Warfield and Jim Kiick. It lasted 18 months, losing US$30 million. In his 37-year coaching career, Bass coached in more football leagues than most coaches of his time. This included stints as head coach for teams in the Southern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Continental League, and the Canadian League. Bass was also assistant coach with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian League. While at William & Mary, Bass was All-State and All-Southern Conference while helping the Indians to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 14–7 in the final 1942 game. He served as head football coach at William & Mary as well as South Carolina and helped bring American football to Canada when he coached the Montreal Beavers in the Continental Football League (COFL).
Bass was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.