Al Baker Autograph

James Albert London Baker (born December 9, 1956), nicknamed "Bubba", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1990. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams. He was named to three Pro Bowls and was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. More about Al Baker

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Baker, a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey and Colorado State University, was selected in the second round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. Listed as 6-6 and 250 pounds, he combined speed and strength.

He made his mark early as he recorded 23 sacks (an unofficial stat at that time) his rookie year, with five sacks in a single game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played for the Lions for five seasons, starting 66 of 67 games. In his last season with the Lions, 1982, when sacks became an official statistic, he totaled 8.5 in only nine games. He also had two career interceptions with the Lions. During his career with the Lions he unofficially totaled 75.5 sacks including a record 23 sacks in 1978, 16 in 1979, 18 in 1980 and 10 in 1981, which are the franchise's top three all-time, single-season sack efforts. It also ranks as one of the highest for the first five years of a player in football history. He was one of the anchors of the "Silver Rush", Detroit's defensive line from 1978 to 1982, which consisted of Baker, Doug English, William Gay, and Dave Pureifory; the group set the franchise record for sacks. In 2021, Baker was listed as the NFL's unofficial all-time single-season sack leader due to Pro Football Reference adding sack statistics from 1960 to 1981, the year before the stat became official. Baker recorded 23 sacks as a rookie in 1978 with the Detroit Lions, topping the official record of 22.5 sacks by Michael Strahan and T. J. Watt. He ranks among the NFL's career sack leaders, with 65.5 official and 131 unofficial sacks to make him one of 62 players in the "100 Sack Club". Read even more about Al Baker at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Al Baker

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The most expensive item with a signature of Al Baker (1979 Topps Al Baker RC Rookie #75 Auto Autograph PSA/DNA Certified Pop 1 Lions) was sold in October 2023 for $150.00 while the cheapest item (Al Baker Signed 16x20 Photo - TRISTAR - Arizona Cardinals - NFL) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2015.

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Latest News about Al Baker

Baker 51, McGill-Toolen 42: Kriston Davis, Hornets punch ticket to Birmingham (02/20/19): Kriston Davis scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half as Baker pulled away to shock No. 2 McGill-Toolen in the Class 7A SW Regional final. Go to news article