Sam Baker (Halfback) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Loris Hoskins Baker (November 12, 1930 - June 5, 2007), better known as Sam Baker, was an American football player in the National Football League who played in 1953 and from 1956-1969. While he would play several positions, he was best known for being a punter and kicker.He played college football at Oregon State University and spent the 1949 season on the OSU Rook team. Baker lettered for the varsity team in 1950-1952 as a running back/kicker, and scored the final touchdown at old Bell Field in the final 1952 home game. In his career at Oregon State University, Baker gained 1,947 yards on 487 carries and was the school record-holder in both categories when he left. He still currently ranks eighth in career yards, and sixth in career carries. He had five 100-yard games, with a best of 159 on 30 carries in the 1951 Civil War at Hayward Field.