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Billy Baxter (poker Player)
Billy Baxter may refer to: * Billy Baxter (motorcyclist) (born 1963), British motorcyclist who set the blind solo world land speed record on a motorbike * Billy Baxter (footballer) (1939–2009), Scottish footballer * Billy Baxter (poker player) (born 1940), American poker player and sports bettor * Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter (1926–2012), American film producer *Billy Baxter (musician) Billy Baxter OAM (born c. 1959) is an Australian radio presenter and musician from Geelong. He is a co-presenter of the Australian rules football program '' Coodabeen Champions'' on 774 ABC Melbourne, alongside Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover, Jeff ... (born c. 1959), Australian radio presenter and musician ** "Billy Baxter" (song), a 1980 song by Paul Kelly & the Dots describing the musician See also * Bill Baxter (other) * William Baxter (other) * Baxter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Baxter (motorcyclist)
Billy Baxter, born , served with the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in Bosnia. Whilst serving in 1997, he lost his sight after contracting a rare disease which destroyed both of his optic nerves. On 2 August 2003, he set the blind solo world land speed record on a motorbike with a speed of 164.87mph (265.33km/h). On 17 August 2013 Baxter lost his record to Stuart Gunn of Edinburgh, who managed a speed of 167.1 mph (268.92 km/h) at Elvington air strip. In 2004, he was a guest on the BBC television programme ''Top Gear'' and drove a lap of their circuit as the " Star in a Reasonably Priced Car", credited as the "Blind Man". He was guided around the circuit by the host, Jeremy Clarkson, and his official lap time was 2:02 minutes, which is faster than two of the fully sighted contestants (Terry Wogan and Richard Whiteley). Ex-Stig Ben Collins however stated in his autobiography that during practice sessions Baxter completed the lap in a time of 1 minute and 58 second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Baxter (footballer)
William Alexander Baxter (23 April 1939 – 25 May 2009) was a Scottish professional footballer. A native of Edinburgh, Baxter was signed by Alf Ramsey and joined Ipswich Town from Scottish amateur side Broxburn Athletic in 1960. When he signed for the club he was stationed at Aldershot during his national service with the Royal Engineers. He made his debut in 1960, in a Christmas fixture against Ipswich's local rivals Norwich City. He was a regular in the Ipswich team than won the old Division 2 Championship in 1960–61 and Division 1 Championship in 1961–62. He later captained the team to the old Division 2 Championship in 1967–68. In total, Baxter played 459 games for Ipswich during an 11-year stay at Portman Road. However, after a falling-out with manager Bobby Robson, he was sold to Hull City in March 1971. This was an unfortunate end to a fine career with Ipswich as Baxter, who had played initially as a wing-half and later as a centre back was a consistent and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Baxter (poker Player)
Billy Baxter may refer to: * Billy Baxter (motorcyclist) (born 1963), British motorcyclist who set the blind solo world land speed record on a motorbike * Billy Baxter (footballer) (1939–2009), Scottish footballer * Billy Baxter (poker player) (born 1940), American poker player and sports bettor * Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter (1926–2012), American film producer *Billy Baxter (musician) Billy Baxter OAM (born c. 1959) is an Australian radio presenter and musician from Geelong. He is a co-presenter of the Australian rules football program '' Coodabeen Champions'' on 774 ABC Melbourne, alongside Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover, Jeff ... (born c. 1959), Australian radio presenter and musician ** "Billy Baxter" (song), a 1980 song by Paul Kelly & the Dots describing the musician See also * Bill Baxter (other) * William Baxter (other) * Baxter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter
Billy Baxter (February 8, 1926 – January 20, 2012) was born and lived in the West side of Manhattan. He was an American film producer who began his career in the early 1960s. He enlisted in the Navy on his 17th birthday and served aboard the battleship in the South Pacific during World War II. Career At the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, Baxter met producer Richard P. Rubenstein while playing blackjack. Rubinstein said he'd love to double down but was short on francs and couldn't make the bet. "Let me see your cards," Baxter said, and then put up the cash. After payback, the producer asked Baxter if he and Herbert might want to invest in his production of George A. Romero's '' Dawn of the Dead''. Steinmann-Baxter beat the odds and cashed checks for years. Rubinstein and Romero's ''Dawn of the Dead'' is one of the highest-grossing independent movies of all time. Baxter came out of semi-retirement to serve as an executive producer for the independent film '' Love Stalker'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Baxter (musician)
Billy Baxter OAM (born c. 1959) is an Australian radio presenter and musician from Geelong. He is a co-presenter of the Australian rules football program ''Coodabeen Champions'' on 774 ABC Melbourne, alongside Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover, Jeff "Torch" McGee, Simon Whelan, Andy Bellairs and Greg Champion. As a musician, Baxter was the lead vocalist of Ghetto Blasters, Big Fans of Jesus, the Hollow Men and has also worked as a solo artist. The Hollow Men issued two albums on Au Go Go Records, ''Broken Stuff'' (1988) and ''So Long'' (1990). Baxter's solo albums are ''Holler'' (1991) and ''Speedhump, Thump'' (1994). Biography Musical career Billy Baxter was born in 1958 or 1959 and grew up in Geelong, where his parents ran a local milk bar. He played football for the Geelong Under 19s as a rover. In October 1980, Australian rock band, Paul Kelly & the Dots had issued a single, " Billy Baxter" where Kelly sang that "I want to be like Billy Baxter and do imitations, Billy's got a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Baxter (song)
"Billy Baxter" is a song by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots, released on 20 October 1980 as the lead single from the album ''Talk'' (1981). It was written by band members Paul Kelly and Chris Langman. It peaked at No. 38 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song was produced by Joe Camilleri (from Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons) for Mushroom Records. In early November the group performed the track on national pop music TV show, ''Countdown'' – it was Kelly's first TV appearance. The song's subject, Billy Baxter, is an Australian musician and was a long term member of '' Coodabeens Footy Show'' on ABC Radio National. Background Paul Kelly and the Dots had formed in August 1978 in Melbourne from the remains of High Rise Bombers, the Dots underwent line-up changes prior to the release of "Billy Baxter". Their debut single "Recognition" was issued in 1979, under the name The Dots, on an independent label, but had no chart success. "Recognition" line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Baxter (other)
Bill Baxter may refer to: * Bill Baxter (Victorian politician) (born 1946), Australian politician * Bill Baxter (Queensland politician) (1907–1978), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Bill Baxter (band) (founded 1982), French band * Bill Baxter (Scottish footballer) (1924–2002), Scottish footballer * Bill Baxter (Australian footballer) (1919–1983), Australian footballer See also * Billy Baxter (other) Billy Baxter may refer to: * Billy Baxter (motorcyclist) (born 1963), British motorcyclist who set the blind solo world land speed record on a motorbike * Billy Baxter (footballer) (1939–2009), Scottish footballer *Billy Baxter (poker player) (b ... * William Baxter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Bill Baxter, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Baxter (other)
William Baxter may refer to: Politicians * William Baxter (Nova Scotia politician) (1760–1832), physician and politician in Nova Scotia *William Edward Baxter (1825–1890), British politician and traveller *William Duncan Baxter (1868–1960), mayor of Cape Town, South Africa, 1907–1908 * William Baxter (Scottish politician) (1911–1979), British Labour Party politician, MP 1959–1974 Scholars and educators * William Baxter (scholar) (1650–1723), Welsh scholar * William Baxter (Oxford Botanic Garden curator) (1787–1871), Scots botanist, author of ''British Phaenogamous Botany'' * William Baxter (botanist) (died c. 1836), English botanist who collected in Australia * William Baxter (law professor) (1929–1998), American law professor * William H. Baxter (born 1949), American linguist * William Baxter (clergyman) (1820–1880), second president of Arkansas College Other * William Giles Baxter (1856–1888), English cartoonist * William Robert Baxter (born 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |