[1] He attended E. E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, before enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Baggett later transferred to Michigan State University where he played quarterback on the football team.
[2] In 1974, he helped lead Michigan State to a 7-3-1 record while throwing for 965 yards with 10 TD.
He would also run for 748 yards and 11 TD that year while masterminding an option offensive attack.
From 2007 to 2008 he was wide receivers coach of the Washington Huskies before returning once again to the NFL in the same position with the St. Louis Rams.