Robert Baker (ice hockey)

{{short description|American ice hockey player (1926-2012)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2013}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Robert Baker

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size = 230px

| played_for =

| ntl_team = USA

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft =

| height_in =

| weight_lb =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|12|21}}

| birth_place = Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|2|9|1926|12|21}}

| death_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

| career_start = 1944

| career_end = 1958

}}

Robert Oscar Baker (December 21, 1926 – February 9, 2012) was an American ice hockey player who competed in ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Career

Baker was a member of the American ice hockey team which played eight games but was disqualified, at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. After retiring from professional hockey, Baker worked for IBM for 30 years.{{Cite web |title=Obituary for Robert Baker at Cremation Society of the Carolinas |url=https://www.cremnc.com/obituary/robert-baker?lud=91AAABA162A969A3649C16EF45A907B4 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.cremnc.com |language=en}}

Personal life

Baker and his wife, Evelyn, were married for 37 years. They had six children. Baker died in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2012 at the age of 85.{{Cite web |title=Robert Oscar "Bob" Baker Obituary (2012) The News & Observer |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsobserver/name/robert-baker-obituary?id=12555300 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Legacy.com}}

References