Tom Dixon (Canadian football)

{{Distinguish|Tom Dixon (American football)}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Tom Dixon

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|01|13}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date =

| death_place =

| team =

| number =

| status =

| position1 = Kicker

| height_ft =

| height_in =

| weight_lb =

| college = UBC

| playing_years1 = 1985–87

| playing_team1 = Edmonton Eskimos

| playing_years2 = 1987–88

| playing_team2 = Ottawa Rough Riders

| career_highlights =

| CFLWestAllStar = 1985, 1986

| awards =

}}

Tom Dixon (born January 13, 1960) is a former all-star and award winning kicker in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[http://www.esks.com/page/history-honourroll Edmonton Eskimos all-time roster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204000110/http://esks.com/page/history-honourroll |date=2014-12-04 }}[http://capitalregionfootball.info/index.php?pr=Rider_Player_DB Capital Region Football: Ottawa Rough Riders all-time roster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303195929/http://capitalregionfootball.info/index.php?pr=Rider_Player_DB |date=2012-03-03 }}

A graduate of UBC, Dixon played four seasons in the CFL. During his first two, with the Edmonton Eskimos, he was named an all-star and won the Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy in 1986 for points scored.[http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/d/dixon_tom.htm CFLAPEDIA entry: Tom Dixon] He finished his career the Ottawa Rough Riders, having score 510 points.2011 CFL Record Book

References