Ronald Dixon (born May 28, 1976) is a former

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wide receiver for the New York Giants in the

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. His most notable performance was his 97-yard

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for a

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Super Bowl XXXV Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...

. Dixon's return was the only score for the Giants as they went on to lose to the

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34–7. He also recorded a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Giants win over the

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in the Divisional playoffs that year. As a result, he holds the record for the most kickoff returns for a touchdown in a postseason campaign (2). Dixon's career was once promising but was prematurely ended by a PCL injury in his left knee. Ron had try outs with the

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and the

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in the spring of 2005, but his knee injury was not healed enough for him to be effective, so he officially retired from the NFL as a vested veteran in 2005. Dixon has now moved to Orlando, Florida where he is a health insurance agent and the Director of

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for th
Tenncom Group
an insurance agency and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) brokerage. He is now in the process of developing a health/ disability insurance program for athletes to insure against career ending injuries. Ron Dixon was once an intern on the Shannon Burke Show which aired on Real Radio in Orlando Florida. He also coached at Olympia High School. Dixon is an alumnus of

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