Tom Dixon (born August 21, 1961) is a former American football player.
[4][5][6] As a junior, he was selected by both the conference coaches (UPI) and media (AP) as the first-team center on the 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
[7][8] As a senior, he was selected by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and the Sporting News as a first-team center on the 1983 College Football All-America Team.
In April 1984, Dixon signed to play professional football for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).
He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had selected him in the second round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft,[10] in May 1985,[11] then quit the team in late July 1985.