Passing away on Friday, Curtis has also been inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2012) and Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1997).
He grew up playing Peterborough minor lacrosse and then with the senior Timbermen in 1954, won his only Mann Cup.
Curtis was known by his peers for getting loose ball pickups, often against larger opponents. In 1955, he was third in Senior “A” lacrosse in scoring fourth in 1957. Unfortunately, he sustained a serious injury in 1963 that ended his playing career.
Baker passed away on Tuesday. He was born in St. Catharines, On.t in 1939. He was a lacrosse goaltender who created scoring chances for his teammates with accurate outlet passes. He was a member of Ontario championship clubs from Peewee to Senior. He also was a part of the Canadian Junior, Senior and Professional championship teams.
Between 1959 and 1973, Baker participated in 46 Canadian final games for Peterborough, Brooklin, Brampton and St. Catharines. He’s won championships 1966, 1969 and 1973, winning the MVP award in the 1973 Mann Cup.
He won the OLA Senior Goaltender trophy 10 times and was named as Peterborough’s Athlete of the Year in 1969. He was inducted to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1980.
Baker had a notable hockey life. He coached Peterborough Minor and Junior B hockey teams for 15 years. He was a right winger, playing for the 1952 Ontario Bantam A Champion Peterborough Shamrocks.
