Art Baker (gridiron football)
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American football player (born 1937)
Not to be confused with Art Baker (American football coach).
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| Born: | (1937年12月31日) December 31, 1937 (age 87) Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| College | Syracuse |
| AFL draft | 1961, round: 3, pick: 17 |
| Drafted by | Buffalo Bills |
| NFL draft | 1961, round: 1, pick: 14 |
| Drafted by | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1961–1962 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1963–1966 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1966 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Collegiate Wrestling | ||
| Representing the Syracuse Orange | ||
| NCAA Championships | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1959 Iowa City | 191 lb |
Arthur R. Baker (born December 31, 1937) is an American former professional football player. He played college football at Syracuse University, where he was an All-American fullback in the backfield with Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. He was also an NCAA wrestling champion at Syracuse in 1959, becoming only the second African-American to win an NCAA wrestling title. In 1959, he was the only college athlete to win division one national titles in two different sports in the same year. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills in 1961 and 1962. He then went to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he played four seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[1]
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[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Art Baker". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
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- 1937 births
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- American football fullbacks
- Buffalo Bills players
- Calgary Stampeders players
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- Players of Canadian football from Pennsylvania
- American Football League players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1930s birth stubs