Sam Baker
Loris Hoskins Baker
Born: November 12, 1929
San Francisco, CA USA
Deceased: June 5, 2007
Tacoma, WA
Position: K-FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 217
College: Oregon St.
High School: Stadium (Tacoma, WA); Corvallis (OR)
Career: 1953-1969
Drafted: 1952 in Round 11, #133 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Sam Baker played from 1953 to 1969 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. Baker ran for 234 yards in his career on 49 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 7 passes for 59 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 58 | 58.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 32 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 25 | 117 | 4.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 234 | 4.8 | 32 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 16 | 84.2 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 67 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 30 | 29 | 96.7 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 71 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 64 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 21 | 95.5 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 51 |
| 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 46 | 44 | 95.7 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 80 |
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 51 | 50 | 98.0 | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 92 |
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 65 |
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 37 | 36 | 97.3 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 84 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 40 | 38 | 95.0 | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 65 |
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 39 | 38 | 97.4 | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 92 |
| 1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 45 | 45 | 100.0 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 81 |
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 17 | 81.0 | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 74 |
| 1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 79 |
| Totals | 444 | 428 | 96.4 | 316 | 179 | 56.6 | 965 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 614 | 36.1 | 51 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 59 | 2510 | 42.5 | 56 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 50 | 2139 | 42.8 | 63 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 48 | 2181 | 45.4 | 64 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 49 | 2229 | 45.5 | 66 |
| 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 55 | 2309 | 42.0 | 64 |
| 1961 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 53 | 2296 | 43.3 | 62 |
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 57 | 2589 | 45.4 | 72 |
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 71 | 3138 | 44.2 | 64 |
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 49 | 2073 | 42.3 | 61 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 37 | 1551 | 41.9 | 60 |
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 42 | 1726 | 41.1 | 63 |
| 1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 61 | 2335 | 38.3 | 53 |
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 55 | 2248 | 40.9 | 57 |
| Totals | 703 | 29938 | 42.6 | 72 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 186 | 20.7 | 40 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 243 | 20.2 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 67 | ||||||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 77 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 64 | |||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 51 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 80 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 92 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 65 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 84 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 65 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 92 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 81 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 74 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 79 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 977 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1966 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
