Ken Baxter (footballer)

Ken "Fleetwood Smith" Baxter (20 August 1917 – 27 April 1959) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ken Baxter
Baxter marking the ball during a match in 1941
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Matthew Patrick Baxter
Date of birth 20 August 1917
Place of birth Werribee, Victoria
Date of death 27 April 1959(1959-04-27) (aged 41)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Werribee
Debut Round 3, 1938, Carlton vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–41, 1945–50 Carlton 153 (365)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Career highlights
  • Carlton premiership player: 1938, 1945, 1947
  • Carlton leading goalkicker: 1939, 1946, 1947,
    1948, 1949 & 1950
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of William John Baxter, and Margaret Baxter, née Nihill,[1] Kenneth Matthew Patrick Baxter was born on 20 August 1917.

His brother, Bernie Baxter also played with Carlton.

He married Alice Maisie Diggins in 1944.

Death

He died, suddenly, on 27 April 1959.[2]

Footnotes
  1. Wedding Bells: Baxter—Nihill, The Kyabram Guardian, (Tuesday, 4 May 1915), p.3.
  2. Deaths: Baxter, The Age, (Tuesday, 28 April 1959), p.13.

References
  • De Bolfo, Tony (14 March 2017). "200 Club push for 'Mulga', Baxter and Bob". Carlton Football Club.
  • World War Two Service Record: Private Kenneth Matthew Patrick Baxter (VX110353): Department of Veterans' Affairs, Australia.
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