"Ronnie Bass Brought "Sunshine" to the South", according to Ron Bass College Stats and the American Football Database.
Ronald Bass was a former American football player who played at T.C.The University of South Carolina is located in Alexandria, Virginia.He was the starting quarterback on the 1971 State Championship team, which was ranked 2nd in the nation, and he was portrayed by actor Kip Pardue in 2000.
Bass was the son of Bill and Betty Jean Bass.Bass' father was in the Air Force.Bass and his family moved frequently due to his father's military career.The family lived in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Huntington Beach, California, and finally Alexandria, Virginia.Bass attended several schools in Huntington Beach.Bass finished his last two years of high school at T.C. after moving to Alexandria.Williams graduated from the class of 1972.
Bass married Susan Carol Walsh in 1985.They have four children, two daughters and a son.
Bass realized he wanted to play football when he was at Huntington Beach.He started his sophomore year at Marina High as a defensive back and backup quarterback.Bass became the starting quarterback at T.C. after moving to Virginia.Williams is a high school.His teammates gave him the nickname because of his blonde hair and sunburn.During his junior and senior years, Bass was a starter on the team.Williams won the Virginia state high school championship his junior year.
Ronald Bass has stated that many scenes in the 2000 film remember the titans are not real and do not portray him accurately.Bass is depicted as a long-haired hippie in the movie.He was quoted as saying that he was never like that.That's Hollywood.My hair was never that long.
In the film, Bass arrives after camp begins and is introduced to the coaches by his father, United States Marine Colonel Bass, as they had just arrived in town.In real life, the Bass family had already been in Alexandria before camp started and had practiced with rival quarterback "Rev" in unofficial workouts held during the summer.The film's DVD commentary states thatRonnie went to the Burg every day to see the kids.They called him 'Sunshine' because of this."[3]