Rickey Dixon
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 26, 1966 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Dallas (TX) Wilmer-Hutchins | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 6 |
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| INT Return yards: | 122 |
| Fumble Recoveries: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Rickey Dixon (born December 26, 1966) is a former cornerback and special teams player for the Oklahoma Sooners and later the National Football League’s Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders.
A standout defensive back at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Dixon came to Norman to play for the Sooners in 1984. He played in the 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988 Orange Bowls, in two National Championship games, and was a key figure in Oklahoma's 1985 National Championship win over Penn State in the 1986 Orange Bowl.
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.
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 favored at home in Lincoln, boasting the #1 offense in the country.
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