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George Dixon

Full name: George Martin Dixon
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Born: April 10, 1901 in Vallejo, California, United States
Died: August 23, 1991 in San Francisco, California, United States
Affiliations: California Golden Bears, Berkeley (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Rugby

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

George Dixon came from Vallejo, California, and attended Cal/Berkeley. His best sport at Cal was basketball, in which he was the team star. After graduation he went into the oil business until World War II when he served as a navy pilot. This led to a career as a commercial pilot and for several years he was the private pilot for the Hearst family

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1924 Summer 23 Paris Rugby Men's Rugby United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Rugby

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result Position PTS T C P DG
1924 Summer 23 Paris Rugby United States USA Round-Robin Match #2 1 1924-05-11 USA 37, ROU 0 Halfback 0 0 0 0 0
1924 Summer 23 Paris Rugby United States USA Round-Robin Match #3 1 1924-05-18 USA 17, FRA 3 Halfback 0 0 0 0 0