Lloyd Valdemar " Skippy " Baxter (December 6, 1919 – December 18, 2012) was an American figure skater . Born in Saskatchewan , Canada, his family moved to Oakland, California when he was 1 year of age. Skippy started his skating career as a speed skater. Often winning awards as a youth Speed skater in Oakland, California. Then later, he won two medals at the 1940 United States Figure Skating Championships : a bronze in men's singles and a silver in pair skating with Hedy Stenuf . Baxter went on to skate professionally with the Ice Capades , working with Sonja Henie in her shows. Baxter was famous for the backflip that he regularly performed during shows.
10-422: Skippy may refer to: People [ edit ] Skippy (nickname) , a list of people Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Skippy (comic strip) , an American strip published from 1923 to 1945. Skippy (film) , based on the comics strip, released in 1931 and starring Jackie Cooper Skippy (radio series) , a 1930s children's radio show based on
20-781: A segment for the 1969 animated film A Boy Named Charlie Brown , in which Snoopy skates. He later coached figure skating in Northern California at the Redwood Empire Ice Arena in Santa Rosa, California. Charles Schulz built the rink while Skippy and his brother Meryl Baxter helped run and operate the rink. Skippy was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2003. (men's singles) (pairs with Stenuf) Lloyd Baxter, having endured an accident as
30-478: A window management tool for X11 Common name for Pseudocaranx georgianus , a fish found in Australia See also [ edit ] Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments , often pronounced "skippy" Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Skippy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-706: A youth with a tractor, which almost resulted in a leg amputation, began skating at the urging of his mother to strengthen his leg to avoid amputation. In turn, began his career as a champion youth speed skater. Baxter enlisted in the United States army in 1943 and served in Northern Italy during World War II with the 10th Mountain Division , along with his brother Meryl Baxter. They were granted leave on weekends to continue performing in Ice Shows. Baxter
50-408: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Skippy Baxter Skippy and his brother Meryl Baxter owned an ice rink in Santa Rosa, California on Summerfield Road, where the famous cartoonist Charles Schulz would take his family for skating lessons. It was there that Charles and Skippy Baxter formed a close friendship that lasted until the death of Charles Schulz. Baxter choreographed
60-1249: Is the nickname of the following people: Skippy Baxter (1919–2012), American figure skater Skippy Blair (born 1924), American dance instructor David Browning (1931–1956), American diver and 1952 Olympic champion Milt Byrnes (1916–1979), American Major League Baseball player Skippy Hamahona (born 1975), New Zealand former field hockey player Geoff Huegill (born 1979), Australian swimmer Scott "Skippy" Jessop (born 1977), American internet personality Gregory Messam (born 1973), Jamaican football defender Pat Morley (footballer) (born 1965), Irish former footballer David Parsons (racing driver) (born 1959), Australian retired racing driver Pierre Poilievre (born 1979), Canadian politician Skippy Roberge (1917–1993), American Major League Baseball player William "Skippy" Rohan (1871–1916), American gangster Skippy Whitaker (1930–1990), American collegiate basketball player Skippy Williams (1916–1994), American jazz saxophonist See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Skippy All pages with titles containing Skippy Skippy (disambiguation) Skip (nickname) [REDACTED] List of various topics with
70-704: The Fun Girls , recurring characters on the American TV series The Andy Griffith Show Daniel "Skippy" Juster, the title character of Skippy Dies , a 2010 tragicomic novel by Paul Murray Skippy Squirrel, a character from Animaniacs Skippy, a rabbit in Disney's Robin Hood . "Skippy" (two versions), on the album Thelonious Monk Blue Note Sessions Other uses [ edit ] Skippy (peanut butter) , an American brand Skippy (X) , in computers
80-733: The comic strip Skippy (dog) , who portrayed Asta in The Thin Man film series (name changed to Asta after the first movie) Irwin "Skippy" Handelman, a recurring character on the American TV series Family Ties Skippy, a character and a segment title in Sunday Lovers , a 1980 anthology film The title character of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo , a live-action Australian television series Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown , animated television series Skippy, one of
90-412: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skippy&oldid=1244186955 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Skippy (nickname) Skippy
100-460: The same nickname This page lists various topics with the nickname Skippy . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific article led you to this page, you may wish to change that link to directly target the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skippy_(nickname)&oldid=1159604006 " Category : Nicknames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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