Rickey Dixon
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| Rickey Dixon | |
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| Date of birth | December 26, 1966 (age 40) |
| Place of birth |  Dallas, Texas |
| Position(s) | Cornerback/Safety/Special Teams |
| College | University of Oklahoma |
| NFL Draft | 1988 / Round 1 / Pick 5 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Stats | |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1988–1992 1992-1993 |
Cincinnati Bengals Los Angeles Raiders |
Rickey Dixon (born December 26, 1966 in Dallas, TX) was a defensive back and special teams player for the Oklahoma Sooners and later the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders. He was a standout defensive back in high school. He played for the Oklahoma Sooners in college from 1984-1988, playing in two national championship games and winning in 1986. He was selected as the 5th overall pick in the 1988 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Although relegated to special teams, he played in Super Bowl XXIII against the San Francisco 49ers.
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[edit] Wilmer Hutchins High School (Dallas, TX) 1980-1983
Dixon attended Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas.
[edit] Oklahoma Sooners 1984-1987
A consensus All-American in 1987, Dixon was the first Sooner to win the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the top defensive back in the country. He shared the Award with Miami's Bennie Blades. He won all-conference honors in 1986 and 1987.
Dixon played in four Bowl Games during his career - the 1985 Orange Bowl, the 1986 Orange Bowl, the 1987 Orange Bowl, and the 1988 Orange Bowl. The Sooners played for the National Championship in 1986 and 1988, winning against Penn State in 1986.
He finished his career with 170 total tackles and 17 interceptions (second only to Darrell Royal for the school record). During his senior year he had nine interceptions for 232 yards which remain school records for the Sooners.
[edit] Game of the Century II
Although he played in four bowl games and played for two National titles, the defining game of Dixon's collegiate career was the 1987 contest against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Hyped as the 'Game of the Century II', playing on the moniker given the 1971 contest between Oklahoma and Nebraska, Nebraska was heavily favored at home in Lincoln, boasting the #1 Offense in the country.
The Sooners came in ranked #2 in the Nation, and sporting the #1 Defense in the country. Nebraska quarterback Steve Taylor came into the game boasting that the Sooners could not compete against the Cornhuskers.
It was Dixon's two interceptions of Taylor in the game (one late in the fourth quarter to seal it) that put the Cornhuskers away and guaranteed Oklahoma a shot at the Miami Hurricanes in the 1988 Orange Bowl.
[edit] Career college statistics
| Season | UT | AT | TT | INT | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 2-41 | 4 |
| 1985 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 3-28 | 1 |
| 1986 | 33 | 16 | 52 | 3-2 | 6 |
| 1987 | 42 | 13 | 60 | 9-232 | 12 |
| Totals | 112 | 44 | 170 | 17-303 | 23 |
[edit] Professional career 1988-1993
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Rickey Dixon with the fifth pick of the 1988 NFL Draft.
He had 1 interception during his first season with the Bengals, a season that saw the Bengals square off against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIII.
Dixon was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders prior to the 1993 season.
[edit] Where Is Rickey Dixon Now?
Rickey Dixon now presides as a Physical Education teacher at Red Oak High School in Red Oak, TX, which is about 30 miles south of Dallas, TX
[edit] External links
- Rickey Dixon comes to terms with Cincinnati Bengals
- Rickey Dixon All-America at OU
- Rickey Dixon Jim Thorpe Award at OU
- Rickey Dixon Database Football
| Preceded by Thomas Everett |
Thorpe Award Winner *shared with Bennie Blades 1987 |
Succeeded by Deion Sanders |
