In 2006, Dixon was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

His impressive 95 yard kickoff return for a touchdown on August 23, 1959, against the San Francisco 49ers in an exhibition game, was not enough to keep rookie head coach Vince Lombardi from cutting him.

Dixon will also forever be in the Alouettes, and CFL, record book for his 109-yard longest run from scrimmage, against the Ottawa Rough Riders, on September 2, 1963.

In November 2006, Dixon was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

[3] See: https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-dixongeo001 After his playing career ended, Dixon coached the Loyola College Warriors, of Montreal, to great and unexpected success.

Dixon’s team posted a perfect 6-0 win–loss record to win the Eastern Division of the Central Canada Intercollegiate Football Conference.