Bill Baird (American football)

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Bill Baird
No. 46
Position:Cornerback/Safety
Personal information
Born: (1939-03-01) March 1, 1939 (age 82)
Lindsay, California
Career information
College:San Francisco State
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:98
Interceptions:34
Touchdowns:3
Player stats at PFR

Bill Baird (born March 1, 1939)[1] 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 (1963–1969). 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 until that time had been touted as the greatest team in professional football history.

He later served as defensive backs coach for the New York Jets from 1981–1984.[2]

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  1. ^ Bill Baird
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-01-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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