Bill Baker (Canadian football)
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| Date of birth | April 23, 1944 |
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| Place of birth | Sheraton, Manitoba |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DE |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| College | Otterbein College |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1968–1973 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1974–1976 | BC Lions |
| 1977–1978 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| Awards | 1976 - CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award |
| Career stats | |
Bill "The Undertaker" Baker (born August 29, 1944) is a former defensive end who played in Canadian Football League.
Bill Baker played junior football for the Regina Rams in 1963, and college football at Otterbein College, where he was a First Team All-Star for four years.
Baker played in a total of 174 games over eleven seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1968–1973, 1977–1978) and BC Lions (1974–1976). He was a Division All-Star five times, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1976 as a member of the Lions.
In 1968, Saskatchewan had the fewest points allowed in the CFL with 223, including teams in the Eastern division with two fewer games played, but lost in the Western conference final to the Calgary Stampeders. In 1969, the Roughrider defence allowed 261 points, second in the conference, and won the Western conference final, but the passing attack of the Russ Jackson-led Ottawa Rough Riders was too much for them in the 57th Grey Cup.
In 1970, the Saskatchewan defence dominated the league again with 206 points allowed, but could not beat Calgary in the Western conference final, or beat Calgary in the Western conference final in 1971. In 1972, the Roughriders beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western conference final, but, despite limiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to just 13 points, lost the 60th Grey Cup game because of a weak offence. In the 1973 season, the Roughriders could not get by the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western conference final.
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