Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalyear: 1969 - statlabel: games played interceptions touchdowns - position: cornerback/safety - statvalue: 98 34 3 - databasefootball: bairdbil01 - college: san francisco state university - birth date: 1 march 1939 - uniform number: 46 - name: bill baird - playing team: '' ' afl '' ' new york jets - playing years: -lrb- 1963-1969 -rrb- - birth place: lindsay , california - debutyear: 1963 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bill baird -lrb- american football -rrb- .
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bill baird -lrb- born march 1 , 1939 in lindsay , california is a former american collegiate and professional football player .he played college football at san francisco state university , where he was a defensive back , a halfback and a kick returner .he played professionally in the american football league for the new york jets -lrb- 1963-1969 -rrb- .he , jim hudson , randy beverly , and johnny sample completely shut down the baltimore colts ' passing game in super bowl iii , helping the jets defeat what up until that time had been touted as the greatest team in professional football history .he would later serve as db coach for the new york jets from 1981-1984 .