Conway Oscar Baker (September 9, 1911 – May 28, 1997) was an American football player who played professionally as a

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and

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in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals from 1936 to 1945. He was also a member of the combined Cardinals and

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squad known in as Card-Pitt in 1944. Baker attended

C. E. Byrd High School C. E. Byrd, a Blue Ribbon School, is a high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. In continuous operation since its establishment in 1925, C. E. Byrd is also the eighth-largest high school in the United States of America as of Februa ...

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and played

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. Baker later worked for City of Shreveport Traffic Engineering Department. He died May 28, 1997, in Shreveport, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

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* 1911 births 1997 deaths American football guards American football tackles Card-Pitt players C. E. Byrd High School alumni Centenary Gentlemen football players Chicago Cardinals players People from Marlin, Texas Players of American football from Falls County, Texas Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana Neurological disease deaths in Louisiana Deaths from Alzheimer's disease {{offensive-lineman-1910s-stub