Jim Baxter foi um meia escocês, ídolo do Rangers, campeão nacional e destaque da vitória da Escócia por 3 a 2 sobre a Inglaterra, em 1967.
Jim Baxter
Jim Baxter was born in 1939, in Scotland, and became one of the most talented midfielders in the country's history. Left-footed and known for his refined technique, he became famous by the nickname Slim Jim. Revealed by Raith Rovers, he was signed by Rangers in 1960. At the Glasgow club, he won the Scottish Championship, the Scottish Cup and the League Cup in several seasons, and participated in the triple crown of 1963-64. In December 1964, he broke his leg in a Champions Cup game against Rapid Vienna. In 1965, he left Rangers and played for Sunderland and Nottingham Forest, before returning to the Scottish club in 1969. For the Scotland national team, he played 34 matches and scored 3 goals. His most remembered moment was the 3-2 victory over England, then world champions, at Wembley, in 1967. Baxter died in 2001, at the age of 61.