{{Short description|American football player (1914–2006)}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Winnie Baze | image = | number = 26 | position = Back | birth_date = {{birth date|1914|7|14}} | birth_place = Robert Lee, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|12|30|1914|7|14}} | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 190 | high_school = Robert Lee (Texas) | college = Texas Tech | undraftedyear = 1936 | pastteams = * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1937}}) | pfr = B/BazeWi20 }} '''Winford Eason Baze''' (July 14, 1914 – December 30, 2006) was an American professional football back who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Schreiner Institute and Texas Technological College.
==Early life and college== Winford Eason Baze was born on July 14, 1914, in Robert Lee, Texas.<ref name="Pfa"/> He attended Robert Lee High School in Robert Lee.<ref name="Pfa"/>
Baze first played college football at Schreiner Institute from 1932 to 1933.<ref name="Pfa"/> He was then a two-year letterman for the Texas Tech Matadors of Texas Technological College from 1934 to 1935.<ref name="Pfa"/>
==Professional career== Baze played in ten games, starting four, for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1934, recording three rushes for 14 yards, one reception for two yards, and three incomplete passes.<ref name="Pfr"/> He wore jersey number 26 while with the Eagles.<ref name="Pfr"/> He stood 5'11" and weighed 190 pounds.<ref name="Pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BazeWi20.htm | title=Winnie Baze | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=9 May 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Baze served in the United States Navy.<ref name="Pfa"/> He died on December 30, 2006, in Tyler, Texas.<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/b/baze00200.html | title=WINNIE BAZE | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=9 May 2025}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baze, Winnie}} Category:1914 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Players of American football from Texas Category:American football running backs Category:American football defensive backs Category:Schreiner Mountaineers football players Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Category:Philadelphia Eagles players Category:People from Coke County, Texas Category:United States Navy personnel Category:20th-century American sportsmen