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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | April 5, 1954 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Drew, Mississippi | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Iowa State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 178 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 84 |
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Receiving yards: | 1248 |
Touchdowns: | 8 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Albert D. Dixon (born April 5, 1954 in Drew, Mississippi) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the New York Giants, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Iowa State University and was drafted by the Giants in the seventh round (178th pick overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.
Dixon was a member of the 49ers during their 1984 championship season, appearing in two games against the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, although he is not listed among the players who actually took the field for the team's victory in Super Bowl XXIX.