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Dallas Baker, Man Maker
Dallas Baker was a national champion and NFL Draft pick who tried to take his own life. Now, the Baylor Bears wide receivers coach shares his story to save others.
The nickname stuck to Dallas Baker from third-grade Pop Warner football through high school, like a badge he couldn’t unclip. Not that he tried to. It was so ingrained in his persona that when he arrived at the University of Florida as a freshman, he wrote it into the ‘Nickname’ box on the form for his practice shirts and shorts size.
Other kids went by ‘CJ’ or ‘Junior.’ He was Dallas Baker, Touchdown Maker.
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