Denayne Davidson-Dixon is a former football player in the Arena Football League, and former police officer convicted of attempted assault and obstruction of justice.
Football career[]
High school career[]
He played high school football at Shaw High School (Ohio).[1]
College career[]
He played college football at Edinboro University.[2] He played in the 2009 Cactus Bowl (Division II).[3]
Minor league football[]
Davidson-Dixon was an all-star with the Erie Storm of the American Indoor Football Association.[4]
Arena Football League[]
Davidson-Dixon played fullback and linebacker. He spent the 2011 season with the Iowa Barnstormers. He spent the 2012 season with the Cleveland Gladiators.[5]
Police career[]
Davidson-Dixon was a former police officer in East Cleveland, Ohio. An incident occurred where he was charged with beating a suspect. Within days Dixon was fired.[6][7] While he did not initially face charges, he was ultimately charged, found guilty, and was sent to prison.[8][9]
References[]
- ↑ "Gladiators Take Down Command, 49-39 in Home Opener". OurSports Central. 2012-03-23. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/gladiators-take-down-command-49-39-in-home-opener/n-4371637. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ <<<=theobj.bylinetime>>>. "IUP pounds Edinboro, 27-7 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other-colleges/2007/10/14/IUP-pounds-Edinboro-27-7/stories/200710140201. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ Matthew Clark. "East beats West in bowl - News - Morning Sun - Pittsburg, KS". Morning Sun. http://www.morningsun.net/x1017434573/East-beats-West-in-bowl. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ http://theiowabarnstormers.com/news/index.html?article_id=70&content_type=printable&plugin_id=news.front.system&block_id=5001
- ↑ "Gladiators win home opener with defense". News-herald.com. 2012-03-23. http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20120323/gladiators-win-home-opener-with-defense. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ TEGNA (2016-07-28). "E. Cleveland cops fired, facing charges for alleged assault". WKYC.com. http://www.wkyc.com/news/investigations/e-cleveland-cops-fired-facing-charges-for-alleged-assault/283525562. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ Cuevas, Mayra (2016-07-29). "East Cleveland, Ohio, mayor: 2 officers fired, could face charges". CNN.com. http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/29/us/east-cleveland-police-officers-fired/. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ Carlson, Dani. "2 East Cleveland officers fired for alleged 'excessive force' - Cleveland 19 News Cleveland, OH". Cleveland19.com. http://www.cleveland19.com/story/32563166/2-east-cleveland-officers-fired-for-alleged-excessive-force. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ "Ex-East Cleveland officer, arena football player gets prison". cleveland.com. 2012-03-23. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/05/ex-east_cleveland_officer_aren.html#incart_river_home_pop. Retrieved 2017-06-01.