Art Baker (gridiron football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Art Baker (gridiron football)

American football player

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Art Baker (gridiron football)

  • Arthur R.
  • Baker (born December 31, 1937) was a collegiate and professional American 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.
  • The only college athlete to win division one titles in two different sports in the same year 1959.
  • 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.
  • Baker lives in Miami Florida.

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