Frank Atwood Baird (April 10, 1912 – March 20, 2007) was an American basketball player. An early professional in the National Basketball League, he was also an All-American college player at Butler University. Baird played both baseball and basketball at Butler. He then played several years for the Indianapolis Kautskys, averaging 5.1

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for his career. Following his playing career, Baird coached basketball at

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in Indianapolis. He also officiated

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from 1940 through 1974, including some Tangerine Bowl and Grantland Rice Bowl games. He has been named to the

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, the

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, the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame and the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame.

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