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Art Baker
No. 33
Born: (1937-12-31) December 31, 1937 (age 86)
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Fullback
College Syracuse
AFL draft 1961 / Round: 3 / Pick: 17
Drafted by Buffalo Bills
NFL draft 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Drafted by Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
As player
1961–1962 Buffalo Bills
1963–1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1966 Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1963, 1965)
  • National champion (1959)
  • First-team All-Eastern (1959)
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Syracuse Orange
NCAA Championships
Gold 1959 Iowa City 191 lb

Arthur R. Baker (born December 31, 1937) is an American former professional football player. He played college football at Syracuse University, where he was an All-American fullback in the backfield with Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. He was also an NCAA wrestling champion at Syracuse in 1959, becoming only the second African-American to win an NCAA wrestling title. In 1959, he was the only college athlete to win division one national titles in two different sports in the same year. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills in 1961 and 1962. He then went to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he played four seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

See also

  • List of American Football League players
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