fullname years clubs statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
ian william baker 1976-1979 1980 '' ` total - '' ' st kilda richmond 1980 ian baker redan 4 august 1955 ian baker -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 185 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 86 & nbsp
ian baker -lrb- footballer -rrb-

ian william baker -lrb- born 4 august 1955 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with st kilda and richmond in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
baker , a half-back , started his vfl career at st kilda , where he had come to from redan .
he had his best season in 1977 when he played 21 games and earned eight brownlow medal votes .
after four league seasons at st kilda , baker crossed to richmond and made three home and away appearances for his new club in the 1980 vfl season , a premiership year .
he did n't play any more senior football for richmond and would end up back in the ballarat football league .
he was the inaugural coach of tac cup side the north ballarat rebels in 1993 .
