Career Summary

• Known for his unorthodox tennis strokes; master of the chop and played with great consistency
• Won four Intermountain Men's Singles titles and four Intermountain Men's Doubles titles
• Won four Utah State Men's Singles titles and six Utah State Men's Doubles titles
• Four-year letterman; also lettered in football, basketball and track (15 total)
• Represented the region four times at the National Doubles Championships in Boston with brother "Sanky"
• BYU men's tennis coach 1928-1964
• 1972 Utah Sports Hall of Fame inductee
• 1975 BYU Hall of Fame inductee
• 1994 Utah Tennis Association Hall of Fame Inductee

Personal

• Loved opera, enjoyed listening to opera and watching a ball game at the same time on Saturdays
• His son Richard Dixon played on BYU's tennis team in 1957 and 1960

Before BYU

• Won the John McAdam Medal for outstanding all-around achievement in athletics as a senior

Fred "Buck" Dixon's basketball profile