Dallimore played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal.

He set the school record for being hit by a pitch the most times in a season.

[1] He played for the United States national team in the 1994 Baseball World Cup.

[4] In 2004, he was invited to the San Francisco Giants' spring training, and he won the Harry S. Jordan award, presented each year to a player in his first big-league camp "whose performance and dedication in spring training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit.

[3] After playing 828 minor league games over nine seasons, Dallimore made his major league debut with the San Francisco Giants as a 30-year-old rookie on April 29, 2004.