Gary Thomas Baldinger (born October 4, 1963) is a former professional

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player. Baldinger, a

defensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...

, played six seasons in the

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, mainly for the

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

. His older brother

Rich Baldinger Richard L. Baldinger (born December 31, 1959 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player. An offensive lineman, he played twelve seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Kansas City Chiefs. S ...

was his teammate with the Chiefs and also played at Wake Forest. His oldest brother

Brian Baldinger Brian David Baldinger (born January 7, 1959) is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles. He covered Philadelphia Eagles pr ...

also played in the NFL and currently is a broadcaster. Like his brothers, he graduated from

Massapequa High School Massapequa High School is a public high school located in Massapequa, New York, United States, for students in grades 10 through 12. As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,825 students and 142.4 classroom teachers (on an ...

. His son, Brad Baldinger is a two-sport athlete in baseball and football, better known as a catcher for

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.Baldinger's blistering week recognized by NCAC
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References

External links

NFL.com player page
1963 births Living people American football defensive ends Players of American football from Philadelphia Kansas City Chiefs players Indianapolis Colts players Buffalo Bills players Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players Massapequa High School alumni {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub