Homer Baker, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHomer Baker
American middle distance runner
Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1893
Date of Death: 25-Nov-1977
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Homer Baker
- Homer Baker (June 8, 1893 – November 25, 1977) was an American, middle-distance track and field athlete.
- He became US national half-mile champion in 1913 and 1914.
- He toured Europe during 1914 and won the British 880-yard crown from the famed Albert Hill.
- Baker had poor eyesight and withdrew from running for 18 months after a 1917 accident in the New York City Subway.
- He did the 880 yards (half-mile) in 1,56,4 and 660 yards in 1,20,4 (world record holding up for 26 years).
- In 1923 he was appointed physical director in the Panama Canal Zone.
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