| Dave Baxter | |
| Fullname: | David James Baxter |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Clare, South Australia |
| Death Place: | Edenhope, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Serviceton |
| Height: | 187 cm |
| Weight: | 80.5 kg |
| Statsend: | 1936 |
| Years1: | 1934–1936 |
| Club1: | Richmond |
| Games Goals1: | 47 (53) |
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David James Baxter (15 December 1910 – 2 December 1978)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1934 and 1936 for the Richmond Football Club.
Baxter's son, David Junior, was a member of the Tigers' under-19s 1973 premiership side and his brother-in-law, Leo Merrett, was a member of Richmond's 1943 senior premiership team.
Baxter later served in the Volunteer Defence Corps as part of the Australian Army during World War II.[2]