Bullet Baker | |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1901 |
Birth Place: | Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lbs: | 180 |
Position: | Halfback, end, fullback, quarterback |
High School: | Long Beach Polytechnic (CA) |
College: | Santa Clara USC |
Career Highlights: |
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Databasefootball: | BAKERBUL01 |
Coaching Years1: | 1932 |
Coaching Team1: | St. Louis Gunners |
Playing Years1: | 1926–1927 |
Playing Team1: | New York Yankees |
Playing Years2: | 1928 |
Playing Team2: | Green Bay Packers |
Playing Years3: | 1929 |
Playing Team3: | Chicago Cardinals |
Playing Years4: | 1929 |
Playing Team4: | Green Bay Packers |
Playing Years5: | 1930 |
Playing Team5: | Chicago Cardinals |
Playing Years6: | 1931 |
Playing Team6: | Staten Island Stapletons |
Playing Years7: | 1931 |
Playing Team7: | St. Louis Gunners |
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]