Bake Turner

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Bake Turner
Date of birth	July 22, 1940 (1940-07-22) (age 67)
Place of birth	Alpine, Texas
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	Texas Tech
AFL Draft	1962 / Round 12 / Pick 163
Jersey Number	29
Career highlights
AFL All-Star	1963
Honors	American Football League Champion, World Champion, 1969
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1962 1963-1969 1970	NFL Baltimore Colts AFL New York Jets NFL Boston Patriots

Bake Turner (born July 22, 1940) was an American football player who played at the wide receiver position. He played collegiately at Texas Tech University, then professionally for nine seasons. He was with the New York Jets of the American Football League, where he was a member of their 1969 AFL and World Championship teams; and for the Baltimore Colts and Boston Patriots of the National Football League.

Bake played in 14 games and caught 28 passes for 428 yards & 2 TD's for the Boston Patriots in 1970. He wore uniform # 40 and caught a season long 43 yard pass from Joe Kapp in the Patriots 14-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills @ War Memorial Stadium on 11-29-70.

Bake caught a 12 yard touchdown pass from Joe Kapp in the Boston Patriots 23-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs @ Municipal Stadium on 10-11-70. Bake caught a 14 yard TD pass from Joe Kapp in their 16-14 loss to the San Diego Chargers @ Harvard Stadium on 11-15-70.