▁his ▁continued ▁heavy ▁drink ing ▁dam aged ▁his ▁li ver ▁so ▁badly ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁two ▁trans pl ants ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 5 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁sw ore ▁off ▁alco hol . ▁B ax ter ▁was ▁also ▁add icted ▁to ▁g amb ling , ▁and ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁lost ▁between ▁£ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁£ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁After ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁his ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁C athedral ▁and ▁his ▁as hes ▁were ▁buried ▁at ▁R angers ' ▁I bro x ▁Stadium . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁statue ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁his ▁honour ▁at ▁his ▁h omet own , ▁Hill ▁of ▁Be ath . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁B ax ter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hill ▁of ▁Be ath , ▁F ife , ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁and ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁there . ▁After ▁leaving ▁school ▁he ▁spent ▁eight ▁months ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁cabinet ▁mak er , ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁coal ▁min er . ▁ ▁His ▁former ▁head master ▁James ▁Car m ich ael ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁ex - p up ils ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁B ax ter ▁to ▁join ▁local ▁football ▁team ▁Hal be ath ▁Ju ven iles ▁instead ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gl amour ▁clubs . ▁B ax ter ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the