Summary
Robert Baker (born November 28, 1927) is an American former gridiron football coach. He served as the head coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1975 to 1976 and as the head football coach at Pace University from 1989 to 1991. He was a coach for 40 seasons before retiring in 1991.
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| Born: | November 28, 1927 Lima, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bluffton (Bluffton, Indiana) |
| College: | Ball State |
| Position: | Quarterback, running back, Kicker |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Early life and education edit
Baker was born on November 28, 1927, in Lima, Ohio. He went to Bluffton High School in Indiana. Baker went to college at Ball State. While in college he played quarterback, running back, and kicker. He led them to an 8–0 record in 1949.[1] He was named All-State in 1950.[1] He would later be inducted into Ball State's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Coaching career edit
Royertown High School edit
Shortly after graduating college, he went to Royertown High School to become a coach. In 1951 he was an assistant coach and was promoted to head coach the next year.[2] He was the head coach for seven seasons.[2]
Ft. Wayne South High School edit
In 1959 he was an assistant coach for Ft. Wayne South High School.[2]
Anderson High School (Madison Heights, Indiana) edit
From 1960 to 1965, he was the head coach for Anderson High School (Madison Heights, Indiana).[2][3]
Indiana edit
His first year of college coaching was in 1966 with the Indiana Hoosiers.[2] He stayed with them for 7 seasons before going to Illinois.[2] He was the wide receivers coach.
Illinois edit
For one season (1973) he was the assistant coach at Illinois.[2]
Calgary Stampeders edit
His first year of professional coaching came in 1974 as the assistant coach for the Calgary Stampeders. He was named head coach at the end of 1975.[4][2] After 1976 he went to Michigan State University.
Michigan State edit
For three seasons, he was an assistant coach for the Michigan State Spartans.[2] He was there from 1977 to 1979.
Arizona State edit
For about a season in the 1980s, he was the offensive coordinator for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[2]
Los Angeles Rams edit
His first year of National Football League (NFL) coaching was in 1983. He was the Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach.[2] He was there for two seasons (1983 to 1984).[5][4]
Detroit Lions edit
From 1985 to 1988, he was the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.[5]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers edit
The next season he spent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was their qarterbacks and receivers coach.[4]
Pace edit
From 1989 to 1991, he was the head coach of the Pace Setters.
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Pace Setters (Liberty Football Conference) (1989–1991) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Pace | 1–9 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1990 | Pace | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1991 | Pace | 2–8 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Pace: | 4–26 | 2–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–26 | ||||||||
Awards and honors edit
Playing honors edit
- All-State (1950)
Coaching honors edit
- Ball State Coach of the Year (1977)
- Ball State Athletic Hall of Fame (1977)
- Indiana Football Hall of Fame (1981)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Bob Baker (1977) - Hall of Fame". Ball State University Athletics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "BAKER, ROBERT "BOB" | Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
- ^ "Madison Heights Names Bob Baker Football Coach". Muncie Evening Press. May 4, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Bob Baker Coaching Record - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ a b "Bob Baker Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com.