Al Baldwin

Al Baldwin
	Baldwin on a 1950 Bowman football card
No. 19
Position:	End / Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	February 21, 1923; Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	May 23, 1994 (aged 71); Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hot Springs (AR)
College:	Arkansas
NFL draft:	1947 / round: 4 / pick: 25; (By the Boston Yanks)
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (AAFC) (1947–1949); Green Bay Packers (1950); Ottawa Rough Riders (1951–1952); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1952–1953);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American (1946); First-team All-SWC (1946); Second-team All-SWC (1943);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alton Baldwin (February 21, 1923 – May 23, 1994) was a professional American football end/defensive back who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[1]

In his senior season as an End for the 1946 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Baldwin helped Arkansas win a share of the Southwest Conference championship, and played the LSU Tigers to a 0–0 tie in the 1947 Cotton Bowl Classic. Baldwin was given 1st team All-SWC honors for his play that season. It was the first season for new head coach John Barnhill, and his teammate Clyde Scott would eventually be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

He died from a stroke on May 23, 1994.

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