Bess was originally signed by the Toronto Argos in March of 1981. After hi release, he was signed by Hamilton and spent from 1981 to 1985 and part of 1986 with the Tiger-Cats. Bess's best season was an outstanding 1984 when he led the CFL with 12 interceptions.
| Year | Team | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | HAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | HAM | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 45 |
| 1983 | HAM | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 2 | 62 |
| 1984 | HAM | 12 | 123 | 10.3 | 0 | 35 |
| 1985 | HAM | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 1986 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | OFR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | HAM | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1983 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | HAM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |