Position: | Head coach | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | November 15, 1981 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Oakland, California | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Richmond (CA) | ||||||||||
College: | Humboldt State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Comp-Att: | 111-182 |
---|---|
Passing Yards: | 1,517 |
TD-INT: | 30-8 |
Rushing Yards: | 230 |
Rushing TDs: | 10 |
Chris Dixon II (born November 15, 1981) is a former professional indoor football quarterback and head coach. He ended his long playing career with a stint as quarterback for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). Dixon attended Contra Costa College for two years before attending Humboldt State University, where he was an All-conference player.
After failing to be drafted, Dixon played semi-professional outdoor football before becoming an indoor football player. In 2005, he made his professional debut with the Black Hills Red Dogs, playing both quarterback and wide receiver. Upon his release, Dixon signed with the Billings Mavericks, where he would play for 5 seasons, winning 3 championships and throwing 369 touchdowns. Upon the folding of the Billings franchise, Dixon signed with the Sioux Falls Storm, where he was won two championships in as many seasons. In 2012, Dixon signed with the Orlando Predators, it will be the first time in Dixon's career that he will have an opportunity to play arena football instead of indoor football.
Dixon is considered the greatest indoor football quarterback of all time, winning 5 championships as well as become the first indoor football player to ever throw for 500 career touchdowns. He was inducted into the Indoor Football League Hall of Fame in 2015.
Dixon attended Contra Costa College for two years before attending Humboldt State University for his final two years of school.
Dixon played for the Oakland Vipers of the Golden State Amateur Football League for a single season, and he held the record for the most passing yards in a single game (471) as of 2005.