Shalon Baker Position: Wide Receivers

One of the most prolific receivers in Grizzly history, Shalon is now in his third season at his alma mater, coaching the wide receivers.

From Vancouver, Wash., and Evergreen High School, he had an outstanding career with the Grizzlies from 1991-94 at receiver and as a punt returner.

When he played at Montana, his position coach was current Grizzly head coach Robin Pflugrad.

He returned to Montana in 2010 from Chandler High School in Arizona, where he had served as the passing game coordinator/wide receiver coach since 2006.

Baker is currently ranked third in school history in career receptions (182), fifth in career receiving yards (2,561), and is tied for second for the most career receiving touchdowns with 26.

He is ranked sixth in school history with 3,478 all-purpose yards. He averaged 4.33 catches per game, which rank him eighth on the career list. He averaged 11.64 yards (78 for 908) per punt return, which is the fourth highest career average in school history. His 416 punt return yards in 1992 are the seventh most ever in a season at UM.

He was a team captain in 1993 and 1994. He was one of three recipients of UM's Steve Carlson Award (MVP) at Montana in 1994.

The 5-7, 185-pounder was a wide receiver/linebacker in the Arena Football League from 1998-2005, playing for the San Jose (Calif.) SaberCats. He also coached with the SaberCats from 2003-05, working with the offense and wide receivers.

In seven seasons in the AFL, he had 261 catches for 3,551 yards and 61 touchdowns. He played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1995-97 and was named "Outstanding Rookie" in `95.

His first coaching stint was at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was the offensive coordinator in 2003 and 2004.

He earned his B.A. degree at UM in business administration and a master's in business administration in sports management at Canterbury University in 1998.

Shalon has three daughters: Kailyn, 17; Quincy, 13; and Kendal, 9.