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- Doctor Frank Houston Bassett III was a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (Sports-Medicine) at Duke University for 40 years and lived in Durham, Noth Carolina.
The News & Observer, 9 Mar 2007
Dr. Frank Houston Bassett III (Picture included)
Frank Houston Bassett, III, M.D., died Tuesday evening at home following an extended illness. He was born November 19, 1928 in Hopkinsville, KY to Frank H. and Sarah Belle (McPherson) Bassett, Jr. Dr. Bassett was a 1950 graduate of the University of Kentucky where he played football under legendary Coach "Bear" Bryant. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict, and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He received his medical degree in 1957 from the University of Louisville and completed his orthopaedic residency at Duke Hospital in 1963. Dr. Bassett became the Head Team Physician for Duke Athletics in 1966, serving in this capacity for 30 years. An international pioneer in the field of sports medicine, Dr. Bassett was a founding member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and was inducted into the AOSSM Hall of Fame in 2003. He has been honored at Duke as the most outstanding teacher in orthopaedics on several occasions, and the faculty teaching award named in his honor is given annually since 1995. The Bassett Society, the Bassett Chair and the Bassett Endowment, all of which support athletics and research in sports medicine, stand as a living legacy to his contributions. Dr. Bassett achieved the great honor from the Duke Athletic Dept. with the naming of the main avenue into the sports complex as Frank Bassett Drive. In 2002, Dr. Bassett received the Volunteer of the Year award from the National Association of Athletic Development Directors for his work in co-chairing the Duke University Football Campaign. The effort raised over $20 million for the Yoh Football Center in 2002. In addition to his many professional affiliations, Dr. Bassett was a member of Yates Baptist Church, where he was on the Board of Deacons, served in several leadership capacities and was a member of the Osborne Daniels Sunday school class. Frank Bassett was a human dynamo, who mentored countless people and gave generously of himself to his profession, his community, his friends and family. Surviving are his wife Anne Wilkinson Bassett; his children, Marshall T. (Mary) Bassett of Haverford, PA, F. Houston Bassett, IV of Myrtle Beach, SC and Lucia B. (Steve) and Suzanne (Brian) Allen of Mebane, NC; his grandchildren, Charlotte Bassett; Nicholas and Alexis Steinhilber; Elizabeth and Erick Bassett; and Isabel and Caroline Allen; and a sister, Bettie June (Wayne) Clark of Hopkinsville, KY. He was predeceased by a grandson, Clay Bassett. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. from Duke University Chapel, with the Rev. Dr. Don Y. Gordon officiating. A reception will follow in the Yoh Football Center. Burial will be 3:00 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Mebane. Friends will be received 3:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service.
Contributions in Dr. Bassett's memory may be made to: The Building Fund of Yates Baptist Church, 2819 Chapel Hill Rd., Durham, NC 27707, the Bassett Society, c/o Ralph Mason, Box 102000, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710 or to the Salvation Army. For on-line memorials, www.hallwynne.com.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1928 - 2007 (78 years)