Ben Baxter
Australian rules footballer
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Benjamin Box Baxter (13 November 1876 – 30 January 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fullname
Benjamin Box Baxter
Born
13 November 1876
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston, Victoria
Died
30 January 1934 (aged 57)
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston, Victoria
Position
Defence / wing
| Ben Baxter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Benjamin Box Baxter | ||
| Born |
13 November 1876 Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Died |
30 January 1934 (aged 57) Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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.
