Terry Baker
Baker at Oregon State c. 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 5, 1941 Pine River, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Jefferson (Portland, Oregon) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Oregon State (1960–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1963: 12th round, 90th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Wayne Baker (born May 5, 1941) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football and basketball at Oregon State University, where he was a member and president of Phi Delta Theta. Baker played for the Oregon State Beavers football team from 1960 to 1962, winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior. In the spring of his senior year, he led the basketball team to the 1963 Final Four. To date, he is the only athlete to win a Heisman Trophy and play in the Final Four.
Baker was the first overall pick in the 1963 NFL draft and played with the Los Angeles Rams from 1963 to 1965. He then played for one season in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1967. Baker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.