Earl Baker should not be confused with Earl M. Baker.
| Earl Baker | |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1925 |
| Death Place: | Maryville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1946–1949 |
| Player Team2: | Missouri Valley |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1960–1962 |
| Coach Team2: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Coach Years3: | 1963–1969 |
| Coach Team3: | Northwest Missouri State (assistant) |
| Coach Sport4: | Track and field |
| Coach Years5: | 1962–1973 |
| Coach Team5: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Overall Record: | 7–20 (football) |
Earl Baker (March 22, 1925 – September 30, 1999)[1] was an American football and track and field coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, serving for three seasons, from 1960 to 1962, and compiling a record of 7–20. Baker was also the head track and field coach at Northwest Missouri State from 1962 to 1973. He died at the age of 74, on September 30, 1999, at his home in Maryville.[2]