He played as a centre, second-row or loose forward,[2] and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Salford,[3][5] and is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.
Initially he played as a centre, providing many tries for his Wing John "Johnny" Freeman, by coincidence also a former pupil of South Church Street School, but it was not until he moved to the back row of the pack in 1963 that he revealed his tremendous power.
Dixon played centre in Halifax's 10–0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963–64 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.
Transferred a few weeks later to Salford for a record £15,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £431,500 in 2016),[9] he played in the Challenge Cup Final of 1969 losing to Castleford.
Dixon played loose forward, and scored a try in Salford's 7–12 defeat by Leeds in the 1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 24 March 1973.
[2] Only five players have played test matches for Great Britain as both a back, and a forward, they are; Colin Dixon, Frank Gallagher, Laurie Gilfedder, Billy Jarman and Harry Street.