Bullet Baker
![]() Baker c. 1949 at USC | |
Born: | Casper, Wyoming, U.S. | November 6, 1901
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Died: | June 18, 1961[1] Long Beach, California, U.S. | (aged 60)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback, end, fullback, quarterback |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
College | Santa Clara USC |
High school | Long Beach Polytechnic (CA) |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1932 | St. Louis Gunners |
As player | |
1926–1927 | New York Yankees |
1928 | Green Bay Packers |
1929 | Chicago Cardinals |
1929 | Green Bay Packers |
1930 | Chicago Cardinals |
1931 | Staten Island Stapletons |
1931 | St. Louis Gunners |
Career highlights and awards | |
Roy Marlon Baker (November 6, 1901 – June 18, 1961) was a professional American football player in the National Football League and the first American Football League. Baker started his career at powerhouse Long Beach Polytechnic High School then continued the pipeline to USC. Over the span of his career, Baker played for the Chicago Cardinals, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers, Staten Island Stapletons of the NFL. Before that played again in 1926 for the Yankees of the AFL. After his NFL career ended he played for the St. Louis Gunners in 1931 and was their coach in 1932. Baker won an NFL Championship in 1929 with the Green Bay Packers.
Baker was a captain in the U.S. Navy.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Assistant Coaches in Uniform (late 1940s)". July 2015.
Additional sources[edit]
- Carroll, Bob (1983). "The St. Louis Gunners" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27.
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1961 deaths
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni
- New York Yankees (AFL) players
- New York Yankees (NFL) players
- St. Louis Gunners coaches
- St. Louis Gunners players
- Staten Island Stapletons players
- Santa Clara Broncos football players
- USC Trojans football players
- Sportspeople from Casper, Wyoming
- Players of American football from Wyoming
- Players of American football from Long Beach, California
- American football biography stubs