Ron Dixon (American football)

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Ron Dixon
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1976-05-28) May 28, 1976 (age 47)
Wildwood, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Wildwood (FL)
College: Lambuth (1994–1999)
NFL Draft: 2000  / Round: 3 / Pick: 73
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:36
Receiving yards:696
Touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Ronald Dixon (born May 28, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. [1] His most notable performance was his 97-yard kick return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXV. Dixon's return was the only score for the Giants as they went on to lose to the Baltimore Ravens 34–7. He also recorded a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Giants win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional playoffs that year. As a result, he holds the record for the most kickoff returns for a touchdown in a postseason campaign (2).

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Dixon's career was once promising but was prematurely ended by a PCL injury in his left knee.

Ron had try outs with the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints in the spring of 2005, but his knee injury was not healed enough for him to be effective, so he officially retired from the NFL as a vested veteran in 2005.

Dixon has now moved to Orlando, Florida where he is a health insurance agent and the Director of Public Relations for the Tenncom Group, an insurance agency and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) brokerage. He is now in the process of developing a health/disability insurance program for athletes to insure against career ending injuries.

Ron Dixon was once an intern on the Shannon Burke Show which aired on Real Radio in Orlando Florida. He also coached at Olympia High School. Dixon is an alumnus of Wildwood High School.

NFL Career Statistics

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Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecYdsAvgLngTD
2000 NYG 1202469215.3341
2001 NYG 15021822728.4621
2002 NYG 103362237717.1332
373813669619.3624

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecYdsAvgLngTD
2000 NYG 31837826.0430
2002 NYG 11655210.4190
4214813016.3430

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References

  1. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.