JOHN BAKERBaker, John Haywood, Jr.Height: 6-6 Weight: 279 Born: June 10, 1935 Raleigh, NC Died: October 31, 2007 Raleigh, NC High School: John W. Ligon (Raleigh, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | North Carolina Central | Lettered |
| 1955 | North Carolina Central | Lettered |
| 1956 | North Carolina Central | Lettered |
| 1957 | North Carolina Central | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1958 LARM NFL | 74 | LDT-RDT | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 74 | LDT-LDE-RDT | 12 | 9 |
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 74 | LDT-LDE-RDT-RDE | 12 | 1 |
| 1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL | 74 | LDE | 13 | 4 |
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1962 PHI NFL | 78 | LDE | 7 | 7 |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 78 | RDE-LDE | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 78 | RDE-LDE | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 78 | LDE | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL | 78 | LDE | 7 | 3 |
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 78 | LDE | 13 | 11 |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 78 | LDE | 13 | 13 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 131 | 90 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1958 | 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1958 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 3/20/1958 | 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1958 LARM NFL |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 3/5/1962 | 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1962 PHI NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1962 | 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1962 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 5/29/1962 | 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1962 PHI NFL |
| Released | 10/30/1962 | 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1962 PHI NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 11/1/1962 | 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL |
| Reserve (Illness)? | 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1962 PIT NFL | |
| Traded | 1/28/1968 | 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL |
| Released | 9/15/1969 | 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1958 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1962 PHI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1964 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1967 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 0 |
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