1969 Topps football card of former pro player Sam Baker, who played 15 seasons in the NFL for 4 different teams. He was a halfback early on in his career but is mostly known as a longtime punter and placekicker. He began his career in 1953 with the Washington Redskins, then served 2 years in the military before returning to football in ’56. That year, he was a halfback but ended up handling both the punting and kicking duties to an injury to Eddie LeBaron and a car accident that ended kicker Vic Janovicz’s career. He wound up leading the NFL in field goals made and in average yards per punt and was named to the Pro Bowl, earning the nickname “Sugarfoot”. He earned 3 more Pro Bowl berths in his career, and passed away in 2007.