By January 1925, the Michigan ice hockey team had four returning letter men from the prior year's team, and a call for candidates by Coach Barss "brought out 20 aspirants." Medical career After retiring as Michigan's hockey coach in 1927, Barss moved to Riverside, Illinois. He worked at the Hines Veteran Hospital in Maywood, Illinois, eventually becoming the chief of surgery there. In June 1930, Barss became a naturalized United States citizen. That same year, U.S. Census records show that Barss was living in Riverside, Illinois with his wife, Helen Kolb Barss, and two children, Joseph (age 6) and Elizabeth (age 2). In his registration card for the draft at the time of World War II, Barss indicated that he was a physician and surgeon residing in Riverside and having his place of business at 1011 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois. Later years and death Barss retired from his medical practice in 1962 and moved to Florida. In 1971, Barss died of Alzheimer's disease in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at age 79. College Coaching Record References 1892 births 1971 deaths Acadia University alumni Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Canadian people in British India Canadian emigrants to the United States Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey coaches Montreal Wanderers (NHA) players People from Riverside, Illinois People from Kings County, Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Chennai Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida University of Michigan Medical School alumni