George Dixon

PLAYING CAREER
MONTREAL ALOUETTES    1959-1965

AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-EASTERN AND ALL-CANADIAN RUNNING BACK  1962, 1963
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD  1962
JEFF RUSSEL MEMORIAL TROPHY   1962
LORD CALVERT TROPHY (ALOUETTE MVP)  1962

GEORGE DIXON'S CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL CAREER LASTED ONLY SEVEN SEASONS, BUT IN THAT SHORT TIME HE MADE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO CANADIAN FOOTBALL

DIXON'S BEST SEASON WAS 1962, WHEN HE WAS THE LEAGUE'S LEADING RUSHER WITH 1,520 YARDS AND 11 TOUCHDOWNS. HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF MANY MAJOR AWARDS THAT YEAR, INCLUDING A UNANIMOUS ALL-STAR SELECTION. IN 1963 DIXON CARRIED THE BALL 1,270 YARDS AND, IN THE SEPTEMBER 2ND GAME, RUSHED FOR 109 YARDS ON ONE PLAY.

DURING HIS CAREER HE CARRIED THE BALL 896 TIMES FOR 5,615 YARDS AND 59 TOUCHDOWNS. DIXON HAD 24, 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, EIGHT OF THEM IN 1962.

INDUCTED 1974 - PLAYER

Class of 1974 Andrew Currie, Bernie Faloney, W.P. "Billy" Hughes, Les Lear, Martin Ruby, Annis Stuckus