Art Baker
Fullback, American football player
1937 –
Who is Art Baker?
Arthur R. Baker in Erie, PA 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. He played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills in 1961 and 1962. He then went to the Canadian Football League, where he played four seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Baker currently lives in Mashpee, Massachusetts.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1937
Erie - Profession
- Education
- Syracuse University
- Lived in
- Erie
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on July 23, 2013
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