After attending the University of Kansas, he played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive lineman during the 1970s.
Bailey spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Baltimore Colts; he and his team won Super Bowl V in January 1971.
On September 7, 1976, the 28-year old Bailey, who had previously been in camp with the Cleveland Browns, was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons.
[1] Former Colts starting left defensive end Roy Hilton was cut to make room for Bailey on the Falcons' roster.
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