[1] From 1956 to 1970 Bax coached Brothers and Norths, reaching 14 grand finals and taking nine premierships.
[2] Bax inherited the coaching role at the Brisbane Rugby League's reigning premiers, Northern Suburbs RLFC from Clive Churchill in 1960 and won the premiership again that year.
In 1971, Bax became the first coach to sign an Australian rules football player: Barry Spring, who was 26 and had never played a game of rugby league.
[7] Bax died in 2000 at age 74 after a long illness[8] and was buried in Nudgee Cemetery.
[9] In 2008, the Norths clubs' 75th anniversary year, Bax was named as coach of their all-time greatest team.