# Gar Baxter

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gar_Baxter
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gar_Baxter.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gar_Baxter
> Source revision: 1325041681
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{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](/source/Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada
|death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|8|15|1930|2|16}}
|death_place= [Surrey](/source/Surrey%2C_British_Columbia), 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}}&ndash;{{CFL Year|1954}}
|playing_team1= [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers)
}}

'''Gar Baxter''' (16 February 1930 – 15 August 2022) was a Canadian professional [football](/source/Canadian_football) player who played for the [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/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>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Gar}}
Category:1930 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Canadian football people from Winnipeg
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen

{{Canadianfootball-offensive-lineman-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gar Baxter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gar_Baxter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gar_Baxter?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.