Preceded by Jim Drucker Children Sam Baker Succeeded by Ed Policy | Name C. Baker Full Name C. David Baker | |
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Alma mater University of California, Irvine Education University of California, Irvine, Pepperdine University School of Law | ||
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David Baker serves as the President & CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
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Under his guidance, he has transformed the Hall of Fame into “The Most Inspiring Place on Earth” that is built around the important mission to “Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE!”
In his first three years of leadership at the Hall, the organization’s net assets grew 161%.
He is also leading Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village, a nearly $800 million mixed-use development, surrounding the Hall of Fame.
Baker was the fourth commissioner of the Arena Football League (AFL). He started in the league as the owner of the Anaheim Piranhas, which he left after a single season of owning the team to become commissioner. One of his more imposing features is his size – 6 feet 9 and-a-half inches tall and 400 pounds. He was a power forward at UC-Irvine from 1971–75 and played two seasons of professional basketball in Europe. Later, Baker attended Pepperdine University School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He was a City Councilman of Irvine, California. Baker resigned as Arena Football League Commissioner at ArenaBowl XXII, on July 25, 2008 after 11.5 years as commissioner of the AFL.
He served as the Managing Partner from 2009 to 2014 for Union Village, an integrated health care village in Henderson, Nevada.
On January 2, 2014, he was announced as the President of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Personal
One son, Ben Baker, is a NASCAR executive. His other son is Sam Baker, the former first round draft pick and left tackle of the Atlanta Falcons.
Baker and his wife Colleen reside in Canton, Ohio.