Ben Baxter
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Box Baxter
Date of birth (1876-11-13)13 November 1876
Place of birth Frankston, Victoria
Date of death 6 February 1934(1934-02-06) (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

  1. 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.


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