Rickey Dixon
American football player (1966–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rickey Dixon (December 26, 1966 – August 1, 2020) was an American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he won the Jim Thorpe Award in 1987. Dixon was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 1988 NFL draft with the fifth overall pick. He played five seasons with the Bengals and one for the Los Angeles Raiders.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | (1966-12-26)December 26, 1966 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | August 1, 2020(2020-08-01) (aged 53) DeSoto, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Oklahoma (1984–1987) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||
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