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Roy Marlon Baker (November 6, 1901 – June 18, 1961) was a professional American football player in the National Football League and the first American Football League. Baker started his career at powerhouse Long Beach Polytechnic High School then continued the pipeline to USC. Over the span of his career, Baker played for the Chicago Cardinals, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers, Staten Island Stapletons of the NFL. Before that played again in 1926 for the Yankees of the AFL. After his NFL career ended he played for the St. Louis Gunners in 1931 and was their coach in 1932. Baker won an NFL Championship in 1929 with the Green Bay Packers.

Baker was a captain in the U.S. Navy.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Assistant Coaches in Uniform (late 1940s)". July 2015.

Additional sources

  • Carroll, Bob (1983). "The St. Louis Gunners" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.


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