Dwayne Keith Dixon was born on August 2,1962 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League and Arena Football League.
10 Facts About Dwayne Dixon
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Dwayne Dixon played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, and the Washington Commandos and Detroit Drive of the AFL.
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Dwayne Dixon attended Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Florida, where he was a standout prep football player for the Santa Fe Raiders high school football team.
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Dwayne Dixon led the Gators with 589 receiving yards as junior in 1982, and again with 596 yards as a senior in 1983.
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Dwayne Dixon graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1985, and he was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1997.
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Dwayne Dixon was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1984, but he saw little action with the Buccaneers during the 1984 season.
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Dwayne Dixon played for the Washington Commandos and Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League for five seasons from 1987 to 1991, and he accumulated 188 receptions and over 2,300 receiving yards with the Commandos and Drive.
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In 1990, Dwayne Dixon returned to his alma mater to become the wide receivers coach for the Florida Gators under head coach Steve Spurrier, a position that he continued to hold under Spurrier's successor, Ron Zook.
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Dwayne Dixon was a 2001 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.
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Dwayne Dixon held the same position for the North Carolina State Wolfpack from 2005 to 2006, and he is currently the wide receivers coach for the Ohio University Bobcats.