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Art Baker
Date of birth	December 31, 1937 (age 86)
Place of birth	Erie, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s)	Fullback
US college	Syracuse
Career history
As player
1961–1962	Buffalo Bills
1963–1966	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1966	Calgary Stampeders
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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Arthur L. Baker (born December 31, 1937) was a collegiate and professional American football player. He played college football at Syracuse University, where he was an All-American fullback in the backfield with Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. He was also an NCAA wrestling champion at Syracuse in 1959, becoming only the second African-American to win an NCAA wrestling title. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills in 1961 and 1962. He then went to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he played four seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.^[1] Baker currently lives in Mashpee, Massachusetts.

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