Tony Baker 1998 Deaths

Tony Baker

Age: 53

running back who played eight seasons in the NFL; garnered a Pro Bowl nod in 1969 when he averaged a league-high 4.8 yards per carry with the New Orleans Saints; also played for Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Diego; retired in 1974 with 2,087 yards on 536 carries and 15 touchdowns; of injuries sustained in a car accident on U.S. Highway 61

Died: Mediapolis, Iowa, Aug. 9, 1998

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1998 Deaths: A - F