Art Baker (American football coach)

American football coach (1929–2024)

Art Baker
Biographical details
Born	(1929-11-30)November 30, 1929 Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 13, 2024(2024-01-13) (aged 94) Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1969	Clemson (RB)
1970–1972	Texas Tech (assistant)
1973–1977	Furman
1978–1982	The Citadel
1983	East Carolina (assistant)
1984	Florida State (QB)
1985–1988	East Carolina

Head coaching record
Overall	69–80–5

Arthur Baker (November 30, 1929 – January 13, 2024) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Furman University (1973–1977), The Citadel (1978–1982) and East Carolina University (1985–1988). Baker was a 1948 graduate of Edmunds High School (now Sumter High School) in Sumter, South Carolina and a 1953 Presbyterian College graduate and also was a former assistant football coach there. Baker played football for the Blue Hose from 1950 to 1952, starting at halfback his last two years. He was a member of Mu chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Baker was a recipient of Presbyterian's Bob Waters Award. He was an assistant coach for Frank Howard at Clemson from 1965 to 1969. From 1970 to 1972, Baker was an assistant coach at Texas Tech. Baker succeeded Bob King at Furman for the 1973 season. As head coach at Furman Baker hired Dick Sheridan, Jimmy Satterfield and Bobby Johnson as assistants and all later became head coaches at Furman. Baker was an assistant coach in 1984 for Bobby Bowden at Florida State. He was Associate Athletics Director for Development and Gamecock Club Director at the University of South Carolina for six and a half years before retiring on June 30, 1995.

Personal life

Baker was born in Sumter, South Carolina. He married Edith Edens of Dalzell, South Carolina. They had four children and four grandchildren.

Baker died in Sumter on January 13, 2024, at the age of 94.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (1973–1977)
1973	Furman	7–4	3–3	T–4th
1974	Furman	5–6	2–4	7th
1975	Furman	5–5–1	2–4	T–6th
1976	Furman	6–4–1	2–2–1	T–3rd
1977	Furman	4–5–2	3–2–1	4th
Furman:		27–24–4	12–15–2
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1978–1984)
1978	The Citadel	5–6	2–3	5th
1979	The Citadel	6–5	4–3	4th
1980	The Citadel	7–4	3–2	4th
1981	The Citadel	7–3–1	3–2–1	T–4th
1982	The Citadel	5–6	3–4	4th
The Citadel:		30–24–1	15–16–1
East Carolina Pirates (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1985–1988)
1985	East Carolina	2–9
1986	East Carolina	2–9
1987	East Carolina	5–6
1988	East Carolina	3–8
East Carolina:		12–32
Total:		69–80–5

References

"Art Baker Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
"Art Baker". SC Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
"2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
^ "Arthur Baker Obituary (1929 - 2024)". Charleston, South Carolina: The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
"Sumter native, SC coaching legend Art Baker passes away". The Sumter Item. January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

v t e Furman Paladins head football coaches
William Beattie (1889) H. C. Granger (1890) H. P. Young (1891–1893) No team (1894) H. P. Young (1895) Frank Sims (1896) No team (1897–1899) Frank Spencer (1900) Charles Roller (1901–1902) No team (1903–1912) W. C. "Cuppy" Farmer (1913) W. B. Bible (1914–1915) Billy Laval (1915–1927) T. B. Amis (1928–1931) Dizzy McLeod (1932–1942) No team (1943–1945) Bob Smith (1946–1947) Red Smith (1948–1949) Bill Young (1950–1954) Homer Hobbs (1955–1957) Bob King (1958–1972) Art Baker (1973–1977) Dick Sheridan (1978–1985) Jimmy Satterfield (1986–1993) Bobby Johnson (1994–2001) Bobby Lamb (2002–2010) Bruce Fowler (2011–2016) Clay Hendrix (2017– )

Furman Paladins head football coaches

William Beattie (1889)
H. C. Granger (1890)
H. P. Young (1891–1893)
No team (1894)
H. P. Young (1895)
Frank Sims (1896)
No team (1897–1899)
Frank Spencer (1900)
Charles Roller (1901–1902)
No team (1903–1912)
W. C. "Cuppy" Farmer (1913)
W. B. Bible (1914–1915)
Billy Laval (1915–1927)
T. B. Amis (1928–1931)
Dizzy McLeod (1932–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bob Smith (1946–1947)
Red Smith (1948–1949)
Bill Young (1950–1954)
Homer Hobbs (1955–1957)
Bob King (1958–1972)
Art Baker (1973–1977)
Dick Sheridan (1978–1985)
Jimmy Satterfield (1986–1993)
Bobby Johnson (1994–2001)
Bobby Lamb (2002–2010)
Bruce Fowler (2011–2016)
Clay Hendrix (2017– )

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches
Syd Smith (1905) Ralph Foster (1906–1908) Sam Costen (1909–1910) Louis LeTellier (1911–1912) George C. Rogers (1913–1915) Harry J. O'Brien (1916–1918) George C. Rogers (1919) Harry J. O'Brien (1920–1921) Carl Prause (1922–1929) Johnny Floyd (1930–1931) Tatum Gressette (1932–1939) Bo Rowland (1940–1942) No team (1943–1945) J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952) John D. McMillan (1953–1954) John Sauer (1955–1956) Eddie Teague (1957–1965) Red Parker (1966–1972) Bobby Ross (1973–1977) Art Baker (1978–1982) Tom Moore (1983–1986) Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995) Don Powers (1996–2000) Ellis Johnson (2001–2003) John Zernhelt (2004) Kevin Higgins (2005–2013) Mike Houston (2014–2015) Brent Thompson (2016–2022) Maurice Drayton (2023– )

The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches

Syd Smith (1905)
Ralph Foster (1906–1908)
Sam Costen (1909–1910)
Louis LeTellier (1911–1912)
George C. Rogers (1913–1915)
Harry J. O'Brien (1916–1918)
George C. Rogers (1919)
Harry J. O'Brien (1920–1921)
Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1965)
Red Parker (1966–1972)
Bobby Ross (1973–1977)
Art Baker (1978–1982)
Tom Moore (1983–1986)
Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995)
Don Powers (1996–2000)
Ellis Johnson (2001–2003)
John Zernhelt (2004)
Kevin Higgins (2005–2013)
Mike Houston (2014–2015)
Brent Thompson (2016–2022)
Maurice Drayton (2023– )

v t e East Carolina Pirates head football coaches
Kenneth Beatty (1932–1933) Doc Mathis (1934–1935) Bo Farley (1936) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) O. A. Hankner (1939) John Christenbury (1940–1941) No team (1942–1945) Jim Johnson (1946–1948) Bill Dole (1949–1951) Jack Boone (1952–1961) Clarence Stasavich (1962–1969) Mike McGee (1970) Sonny Randle (1971–1973) Pat Dye (1974–1979) Ed Emory (1980–1984) Art Baker (1985–1988) Bill Lewis (1989–1991) Steve Logan (1992–2002) John Thompson (2003–2004) Skip Holtz (2005–2009) Ruffin McNeill (2010–2015) Scottie Montgomery (2016–2018) David Blackwell # (2018) Mike Houston (2019–2024) Blake Harrell (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

East Carolina Pirates head football coaches

Kenneth Beatty (1932–1933)
Doc Mathis (1934–1935)
Bo Farley (1936)
J. D. Alexander (1937–1938)
O. A. Hankner (1939)
John Christenbury (1940–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Jim Johnson (1946–1948)
Bill Dole (1949–1951)
Jack Boone (1952–1961)
Clarence Stasavich (1962–1969)
Mike McGee (1970)
Sonny Randle (1971–1973)
Pat Dye (1974–1979)
Ed Emory (1980–1984)
Art Baker (1985–1988)
Bill Lewis (1989–1991)
Steve Logan (1992–2002)
John Thompson (2003–2004)
Skip Holtz (2005–2009)
Ruffin McNeill (2010–2015)
Scottie Montgomery (2016–2018)
David Blackwell # (2018)
Mike Houston (2019–2024)
Blake Harrell (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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