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Hewritt Dixon

Dixon, Hewritt Frederick, Jr. (Tank)
Height: 6-2 Weight: 223
Born: January 8, 1940 LaCrosse, FL
Died: November 24, 1992 Los Angeles, CA
High School: Albert Leonidas Mebane (Alachua, FL)

Year	College	Status
1959	Florida A&M
1960	Florida A&M	Lettered
1961	Florida A&M	Lettered
1962	Florida A&M	Played

Draft: 8th round (60th overall) 1963 Denver Broncos; 11th round (151st overall) 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers

Relatives: Brother of Dwayne Dixon

NFL Playoff Statistics

Coaching Record

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	30	HB	5	1
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	30	TE-HB-FB-FL	14	12
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL	30	TE	14	14
1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL	35	FB	14	7
1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL	35	FB	13	11
1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL	35	FB	14	13
1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL	35	RB	10	10
1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL	35	RB	14	14
8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL			98	82

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	12/1/1962	1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL
Draft	12/3/1962	1963 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1963 PIT NFL
Signed		1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL
Traded	1/17/1966	1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL
Injured Reserve		1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1971 OAK NFL
Released		1972 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1972 OAK NFL

AWARDS
1967 The Sporting News All-AFL
1968 United Press International All-AFL
1968 Associated Press All-AFL
1968 The Sporting News All-AFL
1968 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1968 New York Daily News All-AFL
1968 Pro Football Weekly All-AFL
1970 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1970 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1970 United Press International All-AFC

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	2	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	12
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	1	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	6
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL	2	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	12
1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL	9	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	54
1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL	7	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	42
1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL	4	0	0		1	1	-	0	0		-	0	26
1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL	1	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	6
1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	28	0	0		1	1	-	0	0		-	0	170

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	23	105	4.6	18	2		0	0
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	18	25	1.4	17	0		0	0
1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL	68	277	4.1	23	5			0
1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL	153	559	3.7	40	5
1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL	206	865	4.2	28	2			0
1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL	107	398	3.7	19	0		0	0
1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL	197	861	4.4	39t	1			0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	772	3090	4.0	40	15		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL		10		130	13.0	30	0			0
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL		38		585	15.4	62t	1
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL		25		354	14.2	59	2					0
1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL		29		345	11.9	76t	4
1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL		59		563	9.5	48	2
1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL		38		360	9.5	41	2
1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL		33		275	8.3	37t	1			0
1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL		31		207	6.7	46t	1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		263		2819	10.7	76t	13			0		0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	3		58	19.3	47	0	1	1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3		58	19.3	47	0	1	1

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	9		195	21.7	37	0		0
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	6		89	14.8	24	0	2	0
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL	1		8	8.0	8	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	16		292	18.3	37	0	2	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL	2			0			0
1964 Denver Broncos (AFL)1964 DEN AFL	3						0
1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL	0	0		1			0
1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL	2						0
1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL	6		1	0	1	0	0
1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL	5		1	0	1	4	0
1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL	4		2	0	2	3	0
1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL	6		1	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	28	0	5	1	5	7	0

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