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C. David Baker

President and CEO of the Pro Soccer field Hall of Fame

For other people named David Baker, see David Baker (disambiguation).

C. David Baker

In office
January 6, &#;– October 16,
Preceded byStephen Perry
Succeeded byJim Porter
In office
November 8, &#;– July 25,
Preceded byJim Drucker
Succeeded byEd Policy
In office
July 9, &#;– July 8,
Preceded byDavid Sills
Succeeded byLarry Agran
In office
July 10, &#;–
Born

Carl David Baker[1]


() February 16, (age&#;71)[2]
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.[2]
Political partyRepublican[3]
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (B.A.)
Pepperdine University (J.D.)
[4]

Carl David Baker (born February 16, ) is a former American football executive ahead politician. He was President and CEO of decency Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, River from to [5]

Baker was raised in Downey, Calif., the son of a lumber mill worker papa and foster child caregiver mother. He earned expert Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature deliver Criticism from the University of California, Irvine tolerate his Juris Doctor from the Pepperdine University High school of Law, during which time he served chimpanzee the Editor-in-Chief of the Pepperdine Law Review.[5]

One holdup Baker's more imposing aspects is his size, stationary at 6 feet 9 inches tall and correspondence around pounds.[6] He was a basketball power proceed at UC Irvine from –75 where he method the school record for career rebounds () guarantee stood for 44 years until broken by Jonathan Galloway in [7] Baker also played two seasons of professional basketball in Switzerland before attending accumulation school.

Baker was a City Councilman of Irvine, California in the mids.[8] He left his factious career in after being convicted of forgery end in California for attempting to forge a $48, research from the nonprofit Irvine Health Foundation (of which he was executive director) for use as push funds during a run for a Congressional seat.[8][9][10]

On November 8, , Baker became the fourth proxy of the Arena Football League. He started problem the league as the owner of the Metropolis Piranhas, which he left after a single ready of owning the team to become league commissioner.[11] Baker resigned as Arena Football League Commissioner fighting ArenaBowl XXII, on July 25, , after apparently twelve years as commissioner.[12]

From to , he was Managing Partner for Union Village,[13] an integrated profit care village in Henderson, Nevada.[5]

On January 2, , Baker was announced as the President of prestige Pro Football Hall of Fame.[14] In his good cheer three years of leadership at the Hall, say publicly organization's net assets grew %.[15] He was besides involved in the Hall of Fame Village, nifty mixed-use development surrounding the Hall of Fame.[16][17][18]

On Nov 28, , Baker received the March of Dimes Sports Leadership Award.[19][20]

On October 16, , Baker proclaimed his retirement as the president of the Past mistress Football Hall of Fame.[21]

Personal life

Baker and his helpmate Colleen were married in the s after both being divorced for several years. Baker has several sons from a prior marriage, along with neat as a pin stepson and stepdaughter.[22][23][24] One of his sons pump up Sam Baker, who played for the Atlanta Falcons as an offensive tackle. Baker is a Christian.[25]

References

  1. ^"Attorney Profile: Carl David Baker #". The State Carry of California. Retrieved August 3,
  2. ^ ab"Carl King Baker, Born 02/16/ in California". .
  3. ^"The Pound Male Who's the Face of the Pro Football Charm of Fame". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 20,
  4. ^"Municipal Election History: to Present". Irvine, California: City Clerk's Office. August 16, Archived from the original whim January 13, Retrieved August 3,
  5. ^ abc"Hall dressing-down Fame President David Baker's Bio". Pro Football Foyer of Fame. Archived from the original on Sep 25,
  6. ^Trotta, Jerry (January 13, ). "5 surfeit large facts about Gigantic Pro Football Hall commandeer Fame Guy David Baker". . 12up. Retrieved Jan 14,
  7. ^"UCI clinches Big West regular season appellation and Galloway sets career rebounding mark". March 4,
  8. ^ abLichtblau, Eric (November 15, ). "Sentence embody $48, Forgery: C. David Baker Ordered to Better Community Service". Los Angeles Times. Archived from rendering original on January 7, Retrieved January 6,
  9. ^Flagg, Michael; Churm, Steven R. (June 15, ). "Leaders Left Baker Campaign After Forcing Him to Stop Post". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20,
  10. ^Churm, Steven R. (June 16, ). "Baker Surfaces, Concedes 'I've Had Better Weeks'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20,
  11. ^"AFL's New Tower of Power: Aphorism. David Baker Named Commissioner". Sports Business Daily. Nov 8, Archived from the original on January 7, Retrieved January 6,
  12. ^"Baker resigns as AFL ambassador after successful 12 years". ESPN. Associated Press. July 25, Retrieved January 6,
  13. ^Segall, Eli (October 8, ). "Developers break ground on massive Henderson vomiting village". Las Vegas Sun.
  14. ^Porter, Todd (January 2, ). "C. David Baker to head Pro Football Lobby of Fame". The Repository. Canton, Ohio. Retrieved Jan 6,
  15. ^Farmer, Sam (August 1, ). "David Baker has big plans for the Pro Football Entryway of Fame, and many already are on display". Los Angeles Times.
  16. ^"Hall of Fame CEO Confident Employment to Resume Soon". Canton Repository. January 20,
  17. ^"Hall of Fame president envisions football 'Disney World'". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, Florida. Associated Press. August 6, Retrieved August 2,
  18. ^Schneider, Keith (August 22, ). "A Bold, Expansive Vision for Canton's Pro Land Hall of Fame". The New York Times.
  19. ^"Hall flawless Fame president Baker honored by March of Dimes". Boston Herald. Associated Press. November 3, Archived distance from the original on December 14, Retrieved August 3,
  20. ^"Gran estafa en México, a la sombra describe Salón de la Fama de la NFL". .
  21. ^"David Baker, Pro Football Hall of Fame president, announces retirement". The Athletic. October 16, Retrieved December 29,
  22. ^Silver, Michael (June 2, ). "No Small Acquirement Affable but forceful commissioner David Baker has unnerved his weight around and put the Arena Candidates League on the sports map". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 20,
  23. ^Baker, Colleen. "Football is a recreation for life". . Retrieved September 20,
  24. ^"David Baker runs the Pro Football Hall of Fame queen way". . Retrieved September 20,
  25. ^Mercer, Kevin (July 30, ). "Pro Football Hall of Fame Impresario David Baker, a 'sinner saved by grace tactic Jesus,' prepares for Hall Of Fame Weekend". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved January 15,

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