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Hanford Dixon

Hanford Lee Dixon

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: December 25, 1958 in Mobile, AL
College: Southern Miss

Career AV: 69 (594th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1981 23 CLE RCB 29 16 14 6
1982 24 CLE RCB 29 9 9 1.0 4 22 0 22 1 0 0 0 6
1983 25 CLE RCB 29 16 15 1.0 3 41 0 35 6
1984 26 CLE RCB 29 16 16 5 31 0 18 0 1 0 0 8
1985 27 CLE RCB 29 16 16 3 65 0 37 7
1986*+ 28 CLE RCB 29 16 16 5 35 0 19 1 2 0 0 14
1987*+ 29 CLE RCB 29 12 12 3 5 0 6 16
1988* 30 CLE RCB 29 15 15 2 24 0 24 0 1 0 0 11
1989 31 CLE RCB 29 15 15 1 2 0 2 7
Career 131 128 2.0 26 225 0 37 2 4 0 0 81

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1986
1987
1988

First-Team All-Pro

1986
1987

Interceptions

1982 NFL 4 (8)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1986Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1987Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1988Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL