death_date nationalcaps birth_date years death_place caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs weight position article_title
10 september 1987 2 13 february 1892 1919 1926 1926 1928 -- 1929 -- 1920 1919 -- 1933 1921 1921 -- warminster , england 0 0 0 210 2 92 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 240px 1921 -- 1925 benjamin howard baker 1920.jpg benjamin howard baker benjamin howard baker at the 1920 olympics benjamin howard baker aigburth , liverpool , england england 1.90 m ftin on 106 1 0 marlborough old boys -lrb- liverpool -rrb- liverpool balmoral marlborough corinthian everton chelsea everton oldham athletic old boys -lrb- liverpool -rrb- liverpool balmoral liverpool 89 kg lb on goalkeeper benjamin howard baker

benjamin howard baker

benjamin howard baker -lrb- 13 february 1892 -- 10 september 1987 -rrb- was an english athlete who excelled in a wide range of sports , mostly in association football and high jump .
in team sports , baker was goalkeeper for england , liverpool , everton and chelsea football clubs , having previously played for the renowned amateur team , the corinthians .
he was also an international-level water polo goalkeeper .
baker initially played as a defender , and took the keeper position after his ankle was damaged in a naval mine sweeping operation during world war i .
in doubles , baker competed at wimbledon and won the 1932 welsh covered courts tennis competition .
individually , baker held british records in the high jump -lrb- 1.95 m , from 1921 to 1946 -rrb- and triple jump .
he competed in these events at the 1912 and 1920 olympic games and finished in 6 -- 11th places .
at the northern counties championships he won the high jump -lrb- 1911 -- 14 , 1919 -- 21 -rrb- , 120 yd hurdles -lrb- 1921 -rrb- and discus throw -lrb- 1920 -rrb- ; he also won the long jump at the 1920 northern olympic trials .
after retiring from sports baker joined the family firm producing soap and chemicals and became a renowned businessman in the liverpool area .
