Ben Baxter
Ben Baxter | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | Benjamin Box Baxter | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Frankston, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 February 1934 | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
Position(s) | Defence / wing | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1902–1906 | Essendon | 67 (4) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Benjamin Box Baxter (13 November 1876 – 6 February 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
He was born Benjamin Baxter Box but changed his name to Benjamin Box Baxter when he was fostered by Benjamin Baxter, a magistrate in the Mornington/Hastings shire, following the death of his mother in 1891.
References[]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links[]
- Ben Baxter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Baxter's profile at Australianfootball.com
Categories:
- 1876 births
- 1934 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Essendon Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs