Tom Dixon (American football)

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Tom Dixon
No. 69
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1961-08-21) August 21, 1961 (age 60)
Career information
High school:Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Dwenger
College:Michigan
Supplemental draft:1984 / Round: 2
Career history

Tom Dixon (born August 21, 1961) is a former American football player. He played college football at the University of Michigan and professional football for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He was a first-team All-American at the center position in 1983.

Dixon grew up in Indiana and attended Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[1] He enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1980 and played for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1980 to 1983.[2][3] Dixon started every game for the Wolverines in the 1981, 1982, and 1983 seasons.[4][5][6] As a junior, he was selected by both the conference coaches (UPI) and media (AP) as the first-team center on the 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[7][8] As a senior, he was selected by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and the Sporting News as a first-team center on the 1983 College Football All-America Team.

In April 1984, Dixon signed to play professional football for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).[9] He played for the Panthers in 1984, but the team disbanded after the 1984 season. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in May 1985,[10] then quit the team in late July 1985.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bishop Dwenger Hall of Fame". Bishop Dwenger High School. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Michigan Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ John Gugger (October 28, 1982). "Dixon: Decisions, Decisions; Job of Wolverine Center Physical and Cerebral". Toledo Blade.
  4. ^ "1981 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "1982 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "1983 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  7. ^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.
  8. ^ Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
  9. ^ "Michigan Sports Briefs". The Argus-Press. April 19, 1984.
  10. ^ "Steelers sign eight free agents". Gettysburg Times. May 9, 1985.
  11. ^ "Steelers Fall Out of Line". Observer-Reporter. July 26, 1985.
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