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Ken Baxter (other)
Ken Baxter may refer to: * Ken Baxter (footballer) (1917–1959), Australian rules footballer * Ken Baxter (businessman) (born 1949), American real estate investor * Ken Baxter (rugby league) (1927–1987), English rugby league player * Ken Baxter (trade unionist) (1893–1975), New Zealand printer and trade unionist {{hndis, Baxter, Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Baxter (footballer)
Ken Baxter (20 August 1917 – 27 April 1959) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Playing for over a thirteen-year span, Baxter was a three-time premiership player and six-time club leading goalkicker. Career A versatile key position player, Baxter played in many positions throughout his career. Especially early in his career, he was a ruckman adept at stoppage tactics and clearing the ball to advantage, while he also played at centre half-forward and often at centre half back – which some observers felt was his best position. However, he was best known as an acrobatic full forward who led Carlton's goalkicking in six of his ten seasons at the club. He was widely lauded for his sure hands and strong overhead marking throughout his career. Baxter played his first senior football for Irish National Foresters in the Werribee District league, beginning his senior career in 1934 at age 17, where he was competition's best and fairest player i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Baxter (businessman)
Ken "Rocket Man" Baxter (born May 15, 1949) is a real estate investor who became the first everyday American to travel to space on September 8, 2023. Baxter purchased the first ticket sold to a civilian to be a passenger on Virgin Galactic in 2004. Early life Baxter was born in Cortland, New York on May 15, 1949. The son of Hoyt H. Baxter and Maria "Zuza" (Alzbeta) Kramerova Baxter, he and his family relocated to Orem, Utah in 1954. He graduated from Orem High School in 1967. Baxter is the eldest of five siblings. He has two sisters, Radana (Clark) and Julie (Dansie), along with two brothers, Mike and David. Career In a career spanning over four decades, Baxter has closed over 56,000 real estate transactions. He began his career in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the age of twenty-one in 1970, owning and operating a boutique-style operation selling automobile and home stereos. By 1973, Baxter translated his sales aptitude to the Real Estate business by hiring, motivating, and training a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Baxter (rugby League)
Kenneth Baxter (October 1927 – May 1987) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Worsley Boys' Club (in ), and , as a , or . Playing career Ken Baxter made his first-team début for |