Born: January 18, 1904
Hometown: Lumberton, MS
Year Induction: 1969
Deceased : July 8, 1996
Millsaps (1922-1926)
Newton County Agriculture High School (1926-1928)
Meridian High School (1928-1942; 1946-1947)
World War II (1942-1946)
J.E. “Jim” Baxter was a state legislator from 1948 until 1960. When the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum opened in 1996, he was the oldest living Hall of Famer. He died four days later.
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