Life After Baseball
After his baseball career ended, Maxwell returned to his home in Paw Paw, Michigan, where he sold automobile parts. In 1997, Maxwell was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Charlie Maxwell Days were celebrated in August 2010 in Paw Paw with the renaming of the Paw Paw field to the "Charlie Maxwell Ball Diamond".
Today Charlie has his permanent residence in Paw Paw, dividing his time with his other home in Longboat Key, Florida during the Fall and Winter months. He remains active, taking up tennis as his hobby.
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