Bullet Baker

Bullet Baker
	Baker c. 1949 at USC
Born:	November 6, 1901; Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
Died:	June 18, 1961 (aged 60); Long Beach, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback, end, fullback, quarterback
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
College	Santa Clara; USC
High school	Long Beach Polytechnic (CA)
Career history
As coach
1932	St. Louis Gunners
As player
1926–1927	New York Yankees
1928	Green Bay Packers
1929	Chicago Cardinals
1929	Green Bay Packers
1930	Chicago Cardinals
1931	Staten Island Stapletons
1931	St. Louis Gunners
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1929);

Roy Marlon "Bullet" 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

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "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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[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.

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