C. David Baker

C. David Baker
Commissioner of the Arena Football League
In office November, 1996 – July, 2008
Preceded by	Jim Drucker
Succeeded by	Ed Policy
Personal details
Born	C. David Baker
Alma mater	University of California, Irvine

David Baker was the fourth commissioner of the Arena Football League (AFL). He started in the league as the owner of the Anaheim Piranhas, which he left after a single season of owning the team to become commissioner. One of his more imposing features is his size – 6 feet 9 and-a-half inches tall and 400 pounds. He was a power forward at UC-Irvine from 1971–75 and played two seasons of professional basketball in Europe. Later, Baker attended Pepperdine University School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He was a City Councilman of Irvine, California. Baker resigned as Arena Football League Commissioner at ArenaBowl XXII, on July 25, 2008 after 11.5 years as commissioner of the AFL.

On January 2, 2014, he was announced as the Executive Director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

One son, Ben Baker, is a NASCAR executive in Charlotte, North Carolina. His other son is Sam Baker of the Atlanta Falcons.

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