Ralph Baker (linebacker)

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

For other notable people with this name, see Ralph Baker (disambiguation).
Ralph Baker
Baker playing for the Jets in 1973
No. 51
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1942-08-25) August 25, 1942
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
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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). This included the Jets' Super Bowl III victory. 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[1] 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.[2]

See also

References
  1. Author Caeser Pink2007 Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Langhammer, Jay (Spring–Summer 1984). "Sigma Pi Sports" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 72 no. 1. pp. 16–17.


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