William Baxter
Former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball official William C. Baxter, Jr. was born on May 16, 1940 in Harlem, New York at Columbian Presbyterian Hospital. His parents were Christine Juanita Segee Baxter Phillips and William C. Baxter, Sr. Baxter’s father owned a hat business in New York City. Baxter attended St. Augustine College on a basketball scholarship and received his B.A. degree in physical education in 1962. During the 1960s, he played guard in the summer pro-leagues and began officiating high school games in New York City. In 1972, Baxter passed the examination to become a college referee and began officiating for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). In 1975, Baxter received his M.A. degree in recreation and education from Herbert Lehman College in New York City.
Baxter has worked as one out of approximately twelve African American officials in the New York-New Jersey region. He is also one of the first African Americans to become a basketball official for major college games. Baxter officiated at major annual tournaments for the NCAA. At the same time, Baxter served as Director of Recreation for the Department of Parks and Recreation in the Bronx, New York for thirty-seven years. In 2000, Baxter retired as an ECAC official, but continued to serve as a referee at the high school and junior college levels.
Baxter is married to Thelma Baxter. They reside in Englewood, New Jersey. They have two daughters, Dana and Dawn.
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8/10/2005
Baxter
P.S. 68
Ps 157 Benjamin Franklin School
Cooper Junior High School
Commerce High School
St. Augustine's University
Lehman College
P.S. 65 Little Red School House
William
New York
BAX01
Fall
New York
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Atlantic City, New Jersey
You Only Pass This Way Once, So Enjoy Yourself While You're Here.

New York
5/16/1940
New York
United States
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Basketball official William Baxter (1940 - ) was one of approximately twelve African American officials in the Eastern College Athletic Conference during the 1970s. Baxter also served as Director of Recreation for the Department of Parks and Recreation in the Bronx, New York.
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Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of William Baxter's interview
Tape: 1 Story: 2 - William Baxter lists his favorites
Tape: 1 Story: 3 - William Baxter describes his mother's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 4 - William Baxter describes his family's hat business and his mother's personality
Tape: 1 Story: 5 - William Baxter describes his father's background
Tape: 1 Story: 6 - William Baxter describes his parents' hat store in Harlem, New York
Tape: 1 Story: 7 - William Baxter details his career as a recreation director and basketball referee
Tape: 1 Story: 8 - William Baxter describes his maternal grandmother, May Segee
Tape: 1 Story: 9 - William C. Baxter describes his paternal grandfather, Dr. John E. Baxter
Tape: 1 Story: 10 - William Baxter describes his three siblings
Tape: 2 Story: 1 - William Baxter describes his childhood home and neighborhood in New York City
Tape: 2 Story: 2 - William Baxter describes his earliest childhood memories
Tape: 2 Story: 3 - William Baxter describes the sights, sounds, and smells of his childhood in Harlem, New York
Tape: 2 Story: 4 - William Baxter describes New York City's Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School
Tape: 2 Story: 5 - William Baxter recalls attending P.S. 157 and P.S. 68 in New York City
Tape: 2 Story: 6 - William Baxter remembers Harlem playground director, Holcombe Rucker
Tape: 2 Story: 7 - William Baxter describes his two part-time jobs in high school
Tape: 2 Story: 8 - William Baxter recalls attending Commerce High School in New York City
Tape: 2 Story: 9 - William Baxter recounts his decision to attend St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina
Tape: 2 Story: 10 - William Baxter describes his basketball scholarship to St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina
Tape: 3 Story: 1 - William Baxter recalls playing basketball at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina
Tape: 3 Story: 2 - William Baxter remembers his speech professor, Julia E. Delaney
Tape: 3 Story: 3 - William Baxter talks about his summer jobs during college
Tape: 3 Story: 4 - William Baxter describes his major and his college basketball experiences
Tape: 3 Story: 5 - William Baxter describes playing semi-pro basketball
Tape: 3 Story: 6 - William Baxter describes teaching at a junior high school
Tape: 3 Story: 7 - William Baxter talks about his wife and two daughters
Tape: 3 Story: 8 - William Baxter describes his work as recreation director for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Tape: 3 Story: 9 - William Baxter talks about the growth of recreational facilities in New York City
Tape: 3 Story: 10 - William Baxter talks about his various positions with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Tape: 3 Story: 11 - William Baxter describes the rewards and challenges of his career
Tape: 4 Story: 1 - William Baxter describes conflicts between different ethnic groups at New York City's St. James Recreation Center
Tape: 4 Story: 2 - William Baxter describes being recreation director for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Tape: 4 Story: 3 - William Baxter talks about his wife's career
Tape: 4 Story: 4 - William Baxter talks about becoming a basketball officiate
Tape: 4 Story: 5 - William Baxter describes his basketball referee training
Tape: 4 Story: 6 - William Baxter describes the application process for a college basketball official
Tape: 4 Story: 7 - William Baxter describes his college basketball officiating career
Tape: 4 Story: 8 - William Baxter talks about fellow African American basketball officials
Tape: 4 Story: 9 - William Baxter describes referee calls and the physical demands of refereeing
Tape: 5 Story: 1 - William Baxter talks about officiating major tournaments and awards received
Tape: 5 Story: 2 - William Baxter describes his post-retirement activities and his role models
Tape: 5 Story: 3 - William Baxter reflects upon his life
Tape: 5 Story: 4 - William Baxter describes his hopes and concerns for the African American community
Tape: 5 Story: 5 - William Baxter describes people he has helped and his admiration for his wife
Tape: 5 Story: 6 - William Baxter shares his advice for young people
Tape: 5 Story: 7 - William Baxter describes how he would like to be remembered
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