Jon Baker (placekicker)
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Bakersfield, California, U.S.
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||
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| Born | August 13, 1972 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Foothill (Bakersfield) | ||||
| College | Arizona State | ||||
| NFL draft | 1995: undrafted | ||||
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Jonathan David Baker (born August 13, 1972) is an American former professional football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs. He also was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Arizona State University.
Baker attended Foothill High School, where he lettered in football, soccer, track and basketball. In football, he was a two-time All-South Yosemite League selection, playing at kicker and quarterback.
He enrolled at Bakersfield Community College.[1][2] As a freshman, he made 2 field goals of over 50 yards and hit a game winner with 0:01 seconds left.[3]
Baker transferred to Arizona State University after his sophomore season. As a junior, he began kicking barefoot. He made 18-of-26 field goals and 26-of-26 point after attempts for 80 points.
As a senior, he made 17-of-24 field goals and 23-of-24 extra point attempts for 74 points. He received Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week twice. He made 3 field goals in a game three times. At the time, only Luis Zendejas had made more field goals in a season for Arizona State than Baker.