Beloit College

“In my 28 years of coaching, I’ve never had a player who had more of an impact,” is the lofty praise Beloit Coach Ed DeGeorge voices about Steve Dixon. Building upon his credentials as football team captain, three-year letterman, and all-conference selection on both offense and defense at Big Foot High School in nearby Walworth, Wis., the powerful running back immediately started to pile up yards and records as a Buccaneer, finishing with monumental accomplishments. Dixon held or shared 18 Beloit records while twice earning Champion All-America honorable mention. He became Beloit’s all-time leading rusher with 4,792 yards, which at the time was a state collegiate record on all levels, and was only the third player in NCAA Division III history to gain more than 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons. He remains Beloit’s career leader in touchdowns (45) and rushing attempts (986), holds the season record for total yards (1,388), and claims the game mark of 274 yards on 49 carries. While leading the Bucs to three Midwest Conference North Division championships and a 26-13 over-all record, Dixon was an all-conference first-team selection four times, the league’s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, and its top rusher as a junior and runnerup in his first two years. The three-time Buccaneer leading scorer and two-time MVP won the Janssen Award as the top junior-class scholar-athlete and captained the ’93 team. Dixon, who is a police officer in Harvard, Ill., and his wife Ann reside in Walworth with their two sons.