▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁B ax ter ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁as ▁suffering ▁from ▁cancer ▁of ▁the ▁pan cre as , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁Glasgow ' s ▁South ▁Side ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁with ▁his ▁partner ▁Norm a ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁Alan ▁and ▁Steven ▁at ▁his ▁bed side . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁C athedral , ▁where ▁a ▁reading ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁Gordon ▁Brown , ▁a ▁long - time ▁fan ▁of ▁Ra ith ▁Ro vers ▁F . C ., ▁where ▁B ax ter ▁began ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Style ▁of ▁play ▁B ax ter ▁is ▁generally ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁greatest ▁ever ▁players . ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁accurate ▁passes , ▁for ▁sending ▁oppon ents ▁the ▁wrong ▁way ▁with ▁a ▁sw ivel ▁of ▁his ▁h ips , ▁and ▁for ▁insp iring ▁team m ates ▁with ▁his ▁confident ▁approach . ▁He ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁by ▁his ▁sty lish ▁play , ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁" un h ur ried ▁art istry ". ▁He ▁refused ▁to ▁conform ▁with ▁the ▁" efficient " ▁style ▁that ▁domin ated ▁British ▁football ▁or ▁the ▁ener get ic , ▁physical ▁style ▁that ▁was ▁typical ▁of ▁R angers ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Indeed , ▁although ▁R angers ▁ins isted ▁that ▁players ▁t uck ▁their ▁sh ir ts ▁completely ▁into ▁their ▁short s , ▁B ax ter ▁always ▁let ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁d angle