He played basketball at Linfield University for four years under Hall of Fame Coach Ted Wilson.
As team co-captain in 1968, Baker helped Linfield capture the Northwest Conference title with a 16-2 record. He was voted the Wildcats’ most valuable and best defensive player by his teammates while earning unanimous first team all-conference recognition.
Following graduation, Baker entered the U.S. Army where he continued to compete in basketball. Eventually, his interests turned to the burgeoning sport of team handball.
Playing for Team USA, Baker excelled as a team leader and defensive star. He played a large role in piloting the Americans to gold medals in the 1971 and ’75 Pan American Games, which paved the way to invitations to compete in the 1972 and ’76 Olympic Games.
In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored eleven goals.
Four years later he finished tenth with the American team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored ten goals.
Zdravko Rađenović is a Bosnian retired handball player and former president of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who competed for the Yugoslavia national handball team in two Olympic tournaments.
Milorad Karalić is a Serbian former handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Nebojša Popović is a Bosnian Serb former handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Zdravko Miljak is a Croatian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Vladimír Haber is a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Jørgen Frandsen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Claus Jørgen From is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played his club handball for IF Stjernen.
István Varga was a Hungarian international handball player and Olympic participant.
Károly Vass was a Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
László Jánovszki is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
József Kenyeres is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Zsolt Kontra is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Anders Dahl-Nielsen is a former Danish handball player and coach. He competed in three olympics; the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the height of his career he was regarded as one of the best handball players of his time. He is with 610 goals the third most scoring player for the danish national team. In 1977 he was awarded the best male player of the year in the Danish League.
Richard Neal Abrahamson is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
James Galvin Rogers is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Kevin John Serrapede is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Robert Benjamin Sparks is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Robert Klein Dean was an American handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played college football at Northwestern.
William Johnson is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Randolph "Randy" Hume Dean is a former American football quarterback who played for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1977–1979. He played college football at Northwestern. He is also a former handball player for the American team who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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