Johnny Baker (linebacker)

For the American linebacker who lived from 1923 to 1992, see Jon Baker (linebacker).

Johnny Baker

No. 84
Position:	Linebacker / tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1941-03-15) March 15, 1941 (age 83) Camden, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
College:	Mississippi State
NFL draft:	1963 / round: 3 / pick: 37 (by the Los Angeles Rams)[1]
AFL draft:	1963 / round: 7 / pick: 54
Career history
Houston Oilers (1963–1966) San Diego Chargers (1967)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1962) Second-team All-SEC (1961)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 51 Interceptions: 2 INT Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Hendrix Baker, III (born March 15, 1941) is an American former professional football linebacker and tight end. He played college football at Mississippi State University, where he was a linebacker and an offensive end. He played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers from 1963 through 1966 and the San Diego Chargers in 1967.

Personal life

Baker married Carla Swanson, a member of the Swanson TV dinners family, on June 22, 1968, at Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] He has a daughter named Cara and three sons : Jason, Jacob, and Joshua. Joshua pitched in the College World Series for the Rice Owls. Baker is the father-in-law of Major League Baseball player Lance Berkman.

See also

• List of American Football League players

References

1. "1963 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
2. "Miss Swanson Wed Saturday Afternoon". The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA. June 23, 1968.