Inductees

A football tackle at the University of Missouri in 1929-30, Baker later became its first team physician in 1938. During a 40-year career, Baker served football coaches Don Faurot (MSHOF 1953 (Coaches) and 2001 (Legends), Frank Broyles, Dan Devine (MSHOF 1973), and Al Onofrio (MSHOF 2012). He also worked with basketball coaches George Edwards (MSHOF 1973), Sparky Stalcup (MSHOF 1979), Bob Vanatta (MSHOF 1989), and Norm Stewart (MSHOF 1989 (Coaches) and 2000 (Legends), along with the remainder of MU’s athletic teams and coaches.

A veteran of World War II, Baker spent four years as a major in the Army Medical Corps and was a combat command surgeon during the Battle of the Remagen Bridge and the Battle of the Bulge. He earned the Purple Heart and the Silver Star.