What is Rickey Dixon?
{{Infobox NFL player | name = Rickey Dixon | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 29, 31 | position = [[Cornerback]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|12|26}} | birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|8|1|1966|12|26}} | death_place = [[DeSoto, Texas]] | high_school = [[Wilmer-Hutchins High School|Dallas (TX) Wilmer-Hutchins]] | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 177 | college = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] | draftyear = 1988 | draftround = 1 | draftpick = 5 | pastteams = *[[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|1988}}–{{NFL Year|1992}}) *[[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|1993}}) | statlabel1 = Interceptions | statvalue1 = 6 | statlabel2 = INT Return yards | statvalue2 = 122 | statlabel3 = Fumble Recoveries | statvalue3 = 1 | nflnew = rickeydixon/2500417 | pfr = | CollegeHOF = 2434 }} '''Rickey Dixon''' (December 26, 1966 &ndash; August 1, 2020) was an American [[cornerback]] and [[special teams]] player. He played for the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] and later the [[National Football League]]’s [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[Los Angeles Raiders]]. Dixon was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2019-college-football-hall-of-fame-vince-young-rocket-ismail-headline-star-studded-class/ | title=2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class | access-date=January 7, 2019}} </ref> Dixon was diagnosed with [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] in 2014. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/enterpriseNFLWives/wives-former-nfl-players-left-navigate-concussion-settlement|title=NFL Concussion Settlement|website=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN The Magazine|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> He died from the disease on August 1, 2020 in [[DeSoto, Texas]] at the age of 53.<ref>[https://247sports.com/Article/Rickey-Dixon-dead-at-53-Oklahoma-Sooners-football-149768904/ Former Oklahoma defensive back