Ricky Dixon is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on December 26, 1966 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Rickey Dixon was born December 26, 1966. He is a former cornerback, special teams player and a member of the Oklahoma Sooners. Later, he joined the National Football League’s Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) and Los Angeles Raiders.
Dixon was the fifth pick in the 1988 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was only one of the Bengals’ interceptors in his first season. Dixon was relegated from special teams but he played in Super Bowl XXIII against San Francisco 49ers.
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.
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.
In 1987, Dixon was a consensus All-American and won the Jim Thorpe Award. This award is given to the best defensive back in the nation. Dixon shared the Award in Miami with Bennie Blades. He was awarded all-conference honors in 1987 and 1986.
