Robert Oscar Baker (December 21, 1926 – February 9, 2012) was an American

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player who competed in

ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was the sixth Olympic Championship, also served as the 15th World Championships and the 26th European Championships. Canada won its fifth Olympic gold meda ...

Career

Baker was a member of the American ice hockey team which played eight games, but was disqualified, at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

in St. Moritz, Switzerland. After retiring from professional hockey, Baker worked for IBM for 30 years.

Personal life

Baker and his wife, Evelyn, were married for 37 years. They had six children. Baker died in

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, in 2012 at the age of 85.

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1926 births 2012 deaths Ice hockey players from Minnesota Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the United States People from Thief River Falls, Minnesota American men's ice hockey right wingers {{US-icehockey-winger-stub