Jim Baxter

[Yorkshire Bear 0]

Just 16 years today that Jim passed on.

[MacK1950 2,437]

Like DC a sad loss as he could have maybe been an ambassador on tours with his wit.

Was my hero but sadly on his return was not the same player.

[BEARGER 1,843]

The best Scottish player I've seen in my lifetime. A truly world class player.

[JFK-1 1,693]

Slim Jim the betting man.

 

His other lifelong addiction was gambling, at which he lost £500,000 by his own estimate and £250,000 by third-party estimates. Later in his life, when asked if earning the huge incomes of footballers in later decades would have made a difference, he replied, "Aye, I would have gambled £50,000 a week on the horses instead of £100."

Edited April 14, 2017 by JFK-1

[Uilleam 6,130]

I haven't seen a Scottish player in the last, oh, 40 years, who could lace Baxter's boots.

 

In fact, when I think about it, I haven't seen a Scottish player, at all, who could lace his boots.

[compo 7,614]

Told me a story about a game at ibrox easy peasy win no one booked or spoken to ,in the last seconds he collided with the half way flag and made a wee gesture putting it back in so the ref books him and he turns to the ref and says you only booked me to het your name in the Sunday paper

Edited April 15, 2017 by compo