George "Tubby" Dixon (January 4, 1896 – August 4, 1940) was a

Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the ( home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the ca ...

for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. When he started catching for the Chicago American Giants during 1917 spring training in Palm Beach, Florida, newspaper reports called him "the best young player that has been tried out with the Giants in years.""The American Giants" Kansas City Sun, Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, February 3, 1917, Page 2, Column 3
/ref> In 1917, 21 year-old Dixon registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his current occupation as professional ball player, working for Rube Foster. He lists his current address as 3664 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. And he lists himself as single but supporting his mother."WWI Registration Draft Card for George Dixon" Precinct 50, Ward 2, Chicago, Illinois, June 5, 1917
/ref> Dixon appears to have played his last few seasons in Cleveland. He died in Cleveland in 1940.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, George Negro league baseball managers Birmingham Black Barons players Chicago American Giants players Cleveland Cubs players Cleveland Hornets players Cleveland Tigers (baseball) players Cleveland Red Sox players Indianapolis ABCs players 1896 births 1940 deaths People from Greenwood, South Carolina 20th-century African-American sportspeople Baseball players from Cleveland