Guy Baker

Early life Guy Baker was born around 1961 in greater Riverside, California, to Ed Baker and Lois Baker Sherman. He attended and graduated Indio High School in 1979, where he was active in sports and became a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. He played basketball, but excelled in Water Polo under Indio High Coach John Lowell, receiving All America honors during his high school years. He played High School water polo with Mike Duran, who became the Indio Water Polo Coach in 2000.

Baker attended Cal-State Long Beach between 1983–87, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on English Language and Literature. Baker was an outstanding water polo player with Cal-State, earning All America honors with the 1983 team.

Honors Baker was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on October 11, 2014, and the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2018.