{{Short description|Canadian football player (1930–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox CFL player |name=Joseph Garth Baxter |image= |caption= |birth_date= {{birth date|df=yes|1930|2|16}} |birth_place= Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|8|15|1930|2|16}} |death_place= Surrey, British Columbia, Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Garth Baxter Obituary |url=https://www.echovita.com/ca/obituaries/bc/surrey/joseph-garth-baxter-15084133 |website=Echovita.com |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> |import=no |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=2 |Weight_lbs=210 |CIS= |college= |position1=Centre |position2= |career_highlights= |playing_years1={{CFL Year|1951}}–{{CFL Year|1954}} |playing_team1= Winnipeg Blue Bombers }}
'''Gar Baxter''' (16 February 1930 – 15 August 2022) was a Canadian professional football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He previously played for the Winnipeg Rods.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=baxtegar002| title = Gar Baxter football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1952wifuwpg.html|title=1952 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU) - Pro Football Archives}}</ref>
In 1956, he left the Blue Bombers after missing a season due to an injury. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105328727/the-leader-post/|title=Gar Baxter leaves fold|newspaper=Leader-Post|date=23 July 1956|page=17}}</ref>
Baxter died on 15 August 2022, aged 92.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Garth Baxter |url=https://www.peacearchnews.com/obituaries/joseph-garth-baxter/ |website=Peace Arch News |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
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