Art Baker (gridiron football)

Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Syracuse Orange
NCAA Championships

Art Baker
No. 33
Born:	December 31, 1937 (age 86); Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Fullback
College	Syracuse
AFL draft	1961, round: 3, pick: 17
Drafted by	Buffalo Bills
NFL draft	1961, round: 1, pick: 14
Drafted by	Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
As player
1961–1962	Buffalo Bills
1963–1966	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1966	Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
	2× Grey Cup champion (1963, 1965); National champion (1959); First-team All-Eastern (1959);

Arthur R. Baker (born December 31, 1937) is a former 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. In 1959, he was the only college athlete to win division one national titles in two different sports in the same year. 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]

References

^ "Art Baker". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

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