Tom Dixon (American football)

Not to be confused with Tom Dixon (Canadian football).

Tom Dixon
No. 69
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1961-08-21) August 21, 1961 (age 63)
Career information
High school:Fort Wayne (IN) Bishop Dwenger
College:Michigan
Supplemental draft:1984 / round: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards

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, who had selected him in the second round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft,[10] in May 1985,[11] then quit the team in late July 1985.[12]

  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. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Steelers sign eight free agents". Gettysburg Times. May 9, 1985.
  12. ^ "Steelers Fall Out of Line". Observer-Reporter. July 26, 1985.