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Position: | Linebacker |
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Born: | Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 25, 1942
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) |
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High school: | Lewistown |
College: | Penn State |
NFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 38 |
AFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 6 / Pick: 43 |
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Ralph Robert Baker (born August 25, 1942) is a former professional American football player. [1] [2]
Baker was drafted in both the 1964 AFL and NFL drafts—the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him with their 3rd-round pick, while the New York Jets used their 6th-round pick to select him. Baker elected to sign with New York and played linebacker position for 141 games over 11 seasons ( 1964– 1974). This included the Jets' Super Bowl III victory. In 1979, he was hired as Vice Principal of the Chief Logan High School in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. This period marked a time of trouble within the rebellious student body [3] and, after one year, both Baker and the school's head principal resigned. He retired as principal of Tuscarora Junior High School in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in 2010.[ citation needed]
Baker played college football at Penn State University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. [4]
No. 51 | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 25, 1942
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lewistown |
College: | Penn State |
NFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 38 |
AFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 6 / Pick: 43 |
Career history | |
| |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Ralph Robert Baker (born August 25, 1942) is a former professional American football player. [1] [2]
Baker was drafted in both the 1964 AFL and NFL drafts—the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him with their 3rd-round pick, while the New York Jets used their 6th-round pick to select him. Baker elected to sign with New York and played linebacker position for 141 games over 11 seasons ( 1964– 1974). This included the Jets' Super Bowl III victory. In 1979, he was hired as Vice Principal of the Chief Logan High School in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. This period marked a time of trouble within the rebellious student body [3] and, after one year, both Baker and the school's head principal resigned. He retired as principal of Tuscarora Junior High School in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in 2010.[ citation needed]
Baker played college football at Penn State University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. [4]