c. 1930 HOWARD BAKER CORINTHIAN FABRICA MORAZAN TOBACCO SAN SALVADOR C.A. #52
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YEAR: c. 1930
ISSUE: FABRICA MORAZAN TOBACCO SAN SALVADOR
NUMBER: 52
CONDITION: VERY GOOD
VERY RARE SET FROM EL SALVADOR. BENJAMIN HOWARD BAKER WAS AN ENGLISH ATHLETE WHO EXCELLED IN A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTS, MOSTLY NOTABLY IN ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND HIGH JUMP. BAKER WAS GOALKEEPER FOR ENGLAND, CHELSEA, EVERTON AND OLDHAM ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUBS, HAVING PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR THE RENOWNED AMATEUR TEAM, THE CORINTHIANS. HE WAS ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL-LEVEL WATER POLO GOALKEEPER, HELD BRITISH RECORDS IN THE HIGH JUMP AND TRIPLE JUMP, AND COMPETED IN JUMP EVENTS AT THE 1912 AND 1920 OLYMPIC GAMES.