His footwork and agility have made USC left tackle Sam Baker one of the best offensive linemen in the nation, so it's no wonder the conversation that changed his life happened on a basketball court.Baker was in the fourth grade. The terror of the annual weigh-in had driven him from youth football...
...Baker had a chat with buddy Matt Slater's dad. That man happened to be Rams tackle Jackie Slater...
...Slater told Baker he looked like a football player. On the way home, Baker begged his dad to stop at a sporting goods store and buy a football.
"I said, 'Sure Sammy, but do you know Mr. Slater played 20 years in the NFL and I don't know that he's ever touched a football,'"...
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