▁the ▁qual ifiers ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁ret irement ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁R angers , ▁B ax ter ▁became ▁a ▁not orious ▁woman iser . ▁In ▁his ▁words , ▁" One ▁day , ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁Ra ith ▁Ro vers ▁player ▁who ▁could na e ▁pull ▁the ▁birds ▁at ▁the ▁Cow den be ath ▁Pal ais . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁I ▁was ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁the ▁girls ▁were ▁throwing ▁themselves ▁at ▁me . ▁It ▁was ▁certainly ▁a ▁change ▁and ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁letting ▁it ▁go ▁by ." ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁married ▁Jean ▁Fer g us on , ▁a ▁ha ird ress er , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁brought ▁up ▁two ▁sons ▁Alan ▁and ▁Steven . ▁His ▁marriage ▁to ▁Jean ▁broke ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁divor ced . ▁Jean ▁married ▁gol fer ▁William ▁Mc Cond ich ie ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁B ax ter ▁formed ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Norm a ▁Mort on , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁remained ▁together ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁B ax ter ▁was ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁sect arian ism ▁that ▁marked ▁the ▁rival ry ▁between ▁Glasgow ' s ▁two ▁leading ▁teams . ▁His ▁close ▁friends ▁included ▁the ▁C elt ic ▁players ▁Billy ▁Mc Ne ill , ▁Pat ▁C rer and ▁and ▁Mike ▁Jackson , ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁the ▁un written ▁rule ▁that ▁riv als ▁did