Sam Baker (halfback)
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Running back Kicker Punter |
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| Personal information | |||||
| Date of birth: | November 12, 1930 | ||||
| Place of birth: | San Francisco, California | ||||
| Date of death: | June 5, 2007 (aged 76) | ||||
| Place of death: | Tacoma, Washington | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Corvallis High School (OR) | ||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1952 / Round: 11 / Pick: 133 | ||||
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| Games: | 195 |
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Loris Hoskins Baker (November 12, 1930 – June 5, 2007), better known as Sam Baker, was an American football player in the National Football League who played in 1953 and from 1956 to 1969. While he would play several positions, he was best known for being a punter and kicker.
Baker attended Stadium High School, before transferring after his junior year to Corvallis High School where he graduated in 1949. He was an all-around standout in track, but at the time there wasn't a state decathlon championship, so he only participated in individual events. He helped his team win the 1948 state championship in basketball and also lettered in baseball. He has the distinction of receiving All-State honors in both Washington and Oregon.
He played college football at Oregon State University, spending the 1949 season on the rookie team. He lettered for the varsity team from 1950 to 1952 as a running back/kicker/safety.
As a sophomore, he rushed for 668 yards (fourth in the conference). As a junior, he rushed for 830 yards (second in the conference). In his career at Oregon State University, Baker gained 1,947 yards on 487 carries and was the school record-holder in both categories when he left. He currently ranks eighth in career yards, and sixth in career carries. He had five 100-yard games, with a best of 159 on 30 carries in the 1951 Civil War game at Hayward Field. He scored the final touchdown at old Bell Field in the final 1952 home game
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