(1894-12-03)December 3, 1894 St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:
St. Louis Park
College:
Minnesota (1914–1916)
Position:
End
Career history
Cleveland Tigers (1920)
Career highlights and awards
2× Consensus All-American (1915, 1916)
3× First-team All-Western (1914–1916)
Career APFC statistics
Games played:
8
Games started:
7
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
Albert Preston Baston (December 3, 1894 – November 16, 1979) was an American football end who played for the Cleveland Tigers of the American Professional Football Conference (APFC) for one season. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where he was an All-American and one of the first great catchers of the forward pass.[1] He was awarded the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism" in World War I. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954
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manager during the 1930s was George Richard Baston, the only surviving son of Bert's uncle, John Judson Baston. Baston served as the Minnesota Gophers' ends...
at end to receive his passes. From 1915 to 1916, Pudge Wyman and end BertBaston of Minnesota were "one of the greatest forward-passing combinations in...
League (NFL) running back Marion Barber III – Running back, Chicago Bears BertBaston – All-American, elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954...
Billingsley Report. End BertBaston, fullback Bernie Bierman and guard Merton Dunningan were named All-Americans by the Associated Press. Baston was also named...
(1921) Russell Tollefson (1922) Harry Mehre (1923) Joe Brandy (1924) No team (1925–1926) BertBaston (1927) Herb Joesting (1928-1929) George Gibson (1930)...
coach Keith Ballard, NHL defenseman Marion Barber III, NFL running back BertBaston, College Football Hall of Fame end Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker Shelton...
Wayne Morris (born Bert DeWayne Morris Jr. February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959) was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World...
Name Original chapter Notability References BertBaston Beta Deuteron (Minnesota), 1917 Marine Captain, WWI, Marine Colonel, WWII. Awarded Navy Cross...
and Minnesota end BertBaston were "one of the greatest forward-passing combinations in the history of the gridiron." In Baston's biography at the College...
Minnesota developed the first great passing combination of Pudge Wyman to BertBaston. The "Big Three" continued their dominance in the early era of the forward...
Another example is Phi Sigma Kappa's BertBaston, likewise a standout All-American in both the 1915 and 1916 seasons. Baston later served as the Varsity Gophers'...
combined total of 348 to 28. End BertBaston and quarterback Shorty Long were named All-Americans by the Associated Press. Baston was also named an All-American...
(1921) Russell Tollefson (1922) Harry Mehre (1923) Joe Brandy (1924) No team (1925–1926) BertBaston (1927) Herb Joesting (1928-1929) George Gibson (1930)...
of 1919, Driscoll and George Halas (along with Paul Des Jardien and BertBaston) played for the Hammond All-Stars, which became one of the founding teams...
(1921) Russell Tollefson (1922) Harry Mehre (1923) Joe Brandy (1924) No team (1925–1926) BertBaston (1927) Herb Joesting (1928-1929) George Gibson (1930)...
Massachusetts Harvard E Murray Shelton 6'1" 170 Sr. Dunkirk, New York Cornell E BertBaston 6'1" 170 Jr. St. Louis Park, Minnesota Minnesota T Cub Buck Sr. Eau Claire...
(1921) Russell Tollefson (1922) Harry Mehre (1923) Joe Brandy (1924) No team (1925–1926) BertBaston (1927) Herb Joesting (1928-1929) George Gibson (1930)...
Illinois Brown FB Elmer Oliphant 5'7" 180 Jr. Bloomfield, Indiana Army E BertBaston 6'1" 170 Sr. St. Louis Park, Minnesota Minnesota T Belford West 6'2"...
(1921) Russell Tollefson (1922) Harry Mehre (1923) Joe Brandy (1924) No team (1925–1926) BertBaston (1927) Herb Joesting (1928-1929) George Gibson (1930)...
The Minnesota's Golden Gophers, 1935 National Champions, coaches: BertBaston, end coach; Bernie Bierman, head coach; and George Hauser, line coach. The...
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