Don Baldwin (American football)

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Don Baldwin
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1964-07-09) July 9, 1964 (age 59)
St. Charles, Missouri
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Charles West
(St. Charles, Missouri)
College: Purdue
Undrafted: 1986
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Donald Wayne Baldwin (born July 9, 1964) is a former American football defensive end who played for the New York Jets of the National Football League as well as the Toronto Argonauts and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Purdue. [1] [2]

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College football career

Baldwin played for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 1982 to 1985. [2]

Professional football career

New York Jets

Baldwin played eight games with the New York Jets in 1987, as a defensive tackle. [1] [2]

The 1987 NFL season was affected by a strike for four weeks, with Week 3 games not being played and Weeks 4–6 games being played using replacement players. However, some players chose to "cross the picket line" and play during the strike anyway. Baldwin crossed the picket line for the Week 6 game, a matchup against the Miami Dolphins which the Jets won 37–31. [3]

Toronto Argonauts

1988 season

Baldwin played five games with the Toronto Argonauts in 1988, his most prolific season in the Canadian Football League. He made five tackles, five sacks, and one interception, as well as recovered two of the opposing team's fumbles. [2]

1989 season

Baldwin only played two games with the Argonauts in 1989 before switching teams. [2] [4]

Ottawa Rough Riders

At some point during the 1989 season, Baldwin joined the Ottawa Rough Riders. He played three games with the team that season. [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Don Baldwin Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Don Baldwin NFL Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. "Don Baldwin 1987 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Don Baldwin on CFLdb Statistics". stats.cfldb.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2022.