John Baker
John Haywood Baker, Jr. "Big John"
Born: June 10, 1935
Raleigh, NC USA
Deceased: October 31, 2007
Raleigh, NC
Position: DE-DT-T
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 279
College: North Carolina Central
High School: Ligon (Raleigh, NC)
Career: 1958-1968
Drafted: 1958 in Round 5, #56 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
John Baker played from 1958 to 1968 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Baker intercepted 2 passes for 62 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 62 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 | 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 9 | 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 1 | 1961 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 4 | 1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 7 | 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 | 1964 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 | 1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 | 1966 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 1967 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 11 | 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 13 |
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Honors
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
