Ralph Baker (linebacker)

Ralph Baker

Baker playing for the Jets in 1973
No. 51
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1942-08-25) August 25, 1942 (age 74)
Place of birth:	Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
College:	Penn State
NFL Draft:	1964 / Round: 3 / Pick: 38
AFL draft:	1964 / Round: 6 / Pick: 43
Career history
New York Jets (1964–1974)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Ralph Robert Baker (born August 25, 1942) is a former professional American football player.

Baker was drafted in both the 1964 AFL and NFL drafts—the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him with their 3rd-round pick, while the New York Jets used their 6th-round pick to select him. Baker elected to sign with New York and played linebacker position for 141 games over 11 seasons (1964–1974). In 1979, he was hired as Vice Principal of the Chief Logan High School in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. This period marked a time of trouble within the rebellious student body and, after one year, both Baker and the school's head principal resigned. He retired as principal of Tuscarora Junior High School in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in 2010.

Baker played college football at Penn State University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.