American football player (born 1961)
American football player
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]
References
^ "Bishop Dwenger Hall of Fame" . Bishop Dwenger High School. Retrieved March 18, 2015 .
^ "Michigan Football Roster Database" . University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015 .
^ John Gugger (October 28, 1982). "Dixon: Decisions, Decisions; Job of Wolverine Center Physical and Cerebral" . Toledo Blade .
^ "1981 Football Team" . University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015 .
^ "1982 Football Team" . University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015 .
^ "1983 Football Team" . University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 18, 2015 .
^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team" . The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story) . p. 26.
^ Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads" . The Bryan Times (UPI story) . p. 13.
^ "Michigan Sports Briefs" . The Argus-Press . April 19, 1984.
^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ "Steelers sign eight free agents" . Gettysburg Times . May 9, 1985.
^ "Steelers Fall Out of Line" . Observer-Reporter . July 26, 1985.