King dixon football

King Dixon, who died Monday at the age of 83, was a legendary football player and a polarizing athletics director for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

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He had returned to his alma mater in a temporary role this year, serving as a Board of Trustees member in the seat of A. It was Dixon's latest position at USC, after a stellar career on the football field from and as AD from The Gamecocks finished and ranked 15 th in the country. Dixon graduated from USC in and enlisted in the U. Marine Corps, serving for 22 years and facing combat in Vietnam.

He earned a Bronze Star and a two other medals for heroism during his service, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. The department, most notably the football team, was in a cloud of scandal and USC turned to one of its own to help repair the damage. Other decisions aren't as lauded. A steroids scandal engulfed the program after former player Tommy Chaikin helped write a tell-all piece in Sports Illustrated.

He portrayed the Gamecocks as a team out of control that was encouraged to use steroids, all with the blessing of coach Joe Morrison.