Ed Baker (American football coach) explained

Ed Baker
Birth Date:24 June 1931
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1951–1952
Player Team2:Denison
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1958–1966
Coach Team2:Haverford School (PA)
Coach Years3:1967–1983
Coach Team3:Kalamazoo
Coach Years4:1988–1989
Coach Team4:Kalamazoo
Coach Sport5:Lacrosse
Coach Years6:1954
Coach Team6:Ohio State
Overall Record:62–89–5 (college football)
50–21–2 (high school football)
2–8–1 (college lacrosse)

Edward D. Baker (June 24, 1931 – December 11, 2013) was an American football, lacrosse, and track coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1967 to 1983 and again from 1988 to 1989, compiling a record of 62–89–5.[1]

Baker was born on June 24, 1931, in Cleveland. He graduated from Brooklyn High School in Brooklyn, Ohio before attending Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where he played college football. After graduating from Denison, Baker moved on to Ohio State University to pursue a master's degree and serve as a graduate assistant in the school's physical education department. He was head coach of Ohio State's varsity lacrosse team in 1954.[2]

Baker's grandson, Matt Baker, played football as a quarterback at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeLassus . David . Kalamazoo Coaching Records . . December 2, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121023910/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/miaa/kalamazoo/coaching_records.php . November 21, 2010 .
  2. News: Parker . Rosemary . Kalamazoo-area obituaries today: Edward Baker, former K College football, track coach . . December 16, 2013 . October 30, 2019 .
  3. Web site: Buffalo Bills: Matt Baker . . December 3, 2010.