Bill Baker ( Canadian football ) Bill " The Undertaker " Baker ( born August 29 , 1944 ) was a defensive end in the Canadian Football League . Junior and college football . Bill Baker played junior football for the Regina Rams in 1963 , and college football at Otterbein College , where he was a First Team All - Star for four years . CFL career . Baker played in a total of 174 games over eleven seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders ( 1968 – 1973 , 1977 – 1978 ) and BC Lions ( 1974 – 1976 ) . He was a Division All - Star five times , and won the CFL ' s Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1976 as a member of the Lions . Saskatchewan 1960s . In 1968 , Saskatchewan had the fewest points allowed in the CFL with 223 , including teams in the Eastern division with two fewer games played , but lost in the Western conference final to the Calgary Stampeders . In 1969 , the Roughrider defense allowed 261 points , second in the conference , and won the Western conference final , but the passing attack of the Russ Jackson - led Ottawa Rough Riders was too much for them in the 57th Grey Cup . Saskatchewan 1970s : first time around . In 1970 , the Saskatchewan defense dominated the league again with 206 points allowed , but could not beat Calgary in the Western conference final , or beat Calgary in the Western conference final in 1971 . In 1972 , the Roughriders beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western conference final , but , despite limiting the Hamilton Tiger - Cats to just 13 points , lost the 60th Grey Cup game because of a weak offense . In the 1973 season , the Roughriders could not get by the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western conference final . British Columbia . Baker had a 3 - year stint with the BC Lions , less successful as a team than Saskatchewan during this period . In the 1974 season , BC lost to Saskatchewan in the semifinal . In the 1975 and 1976 seasons , the team could not reach the playoffs . Baker won the defensive player of the year award in 1976 despite BC ' s mediocre 336 points allowed , third in the Western conference , and a 5 - 9 - 2 record , showing he could be great with or without great teammates . Saskatchewan 1970s : second time around . Baker ended his career with a 2 - year stint with his former team , Saskatchewan , but neither in 1977 nor in 1978 did Saskatchewan make the playoffs . Thus , Baker ' s career ended on a losing note , his team finishing last in the Western conference with a record of 4 - 11 - 1 . Canadian Football Hall of Fame . Despite never having played on a Grey Cup winner , Baker was inducted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and , in 2006 , was listed at # 43 on the TSN Top 50 CFL Players list . His credo was " your opponents are only as tough as you let them be . " According to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame , " a Baker forearm to the head was greatly respected by opposing quarterbacks who came within range . " Saskatchewan 1980s : third time around . Bill Baker became general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1987 - 1988 . 1980s : CFL president . He then became CFL president in 1988 - 1989 . Video clips . Canadian Football Hall of Fame member Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western finals against Calgary in its entirety