Biographical details | |
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Born | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | October 1, 1892
Died | July 26, 1961 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 68)
Alma mater | Kenyon |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1916–1919 | Toledo Maroons |
1923 | Racine Legion |
1924 | Kenosha Maroons |
Baseball | |
1914 | Toledo Mud Hens |
1915 | Jackson Vets |
1915 | Flint Vehicles |
1927 | Toledo Mud Hens |
Position(s) |
Quarterback,
defensive back (football) Relief pitcher (baseball) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1918 | Toledo |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–1 |
James Richard Baxter (October 1, 1892 – July 26, 1961) was a minor league baseball player and an American football player and coach. [1]
Baxter played for the Toledo Mud Hens of the Southern Michigan League in 1914 and later the American Association in 1927. [2] He also played for the Jackson Vets and Flint Vehicles of the Southern Michigan League in 1915.
Baxter served as the head football coach at University of Toledo for a lone season in 1918, compiling a record of 1–1.
Baxter played for two season in the National Football League (NFL), first for the Racine Legion in 1923 and later for the Kenosha Maroons in 1924. [3]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Toledo Blue and Gold (Independent) (1918) | |||||||||
1918 | Toledo | 1–1 | |||||||
Toledo: | 1–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–1 |