  A family of simply solvable covariant quark models for the baryons is
presented. With optimal parameter choices the models reproduce the empirical
spectra of the baryons in all flavor sectors to an accuracy of a few percent.
Complete spectra are obtained for all states of the strange, charm and beauty
hyperons with $L \leq 2$. The magnetic moments and axial coupling constants of
the ground state baryons correspond to those of conventional quark models. We
construct current-density operators that are consistent with empirical nucleon
form factors at low and medium energies.
