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]