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Robert J. Baron

  • Class
    1972
  • Induction
    1976
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Captain as a senior ... All-East four times ... All-American as a senior when he led the nation—college division—in passing ... Hit on 168 of 302 passes for 2105 years … Graduated with nearly every RPI passing record, including yards passing in a game (351 vs. Hamilton), yards in a season (2105) and yards in a career (4644 from 1969-71) ... Also passes attempted in a game (51) and career attempts (726); passes completed in a game (27), in a season (168) and in a career (382) ... Also best percentage passing in a season (55.6 in 1971) and in a career (52.6); touchdown passes in a game (4 in one game twice), in a season (15) and in a career (26) ... Also total offense in a game (348), season (1804) and career (4296) ... Led RPI in scoring in 1969 with 34 points (5 TDs, 2 PATs) ... School's 1972 Athlete of the Year ... Theta Chi ... Played for the semi-pro Metro Mallers ... Civil Engineering major ... Mohawk, New York ... Mohawk Central High School.
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