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Hanford Dixon

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Cleveland Browns · CB

Hanford Dixon recorded 131 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

131

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Hanford Dixon's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1989
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 14, 1990

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1989
BUFFALOBILLS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 6, 1990

Buffalo Bills vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1988
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 24, 1988

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Wild Card · Dec 24, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1987
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 1988

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 1988

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Hanford Dixon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 interceptions

Regular Season
1982
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 19, 1982

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1982

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 38 interception return yards

Regular Season
1983
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 20, 1983

Cleveland Browns vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Hanford Dixon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
CLEDIXON—Hanford Dixon
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLEDIXON—Hanford Dixon
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1986, 1987, 1988First-team All-Pro · 1986, 19879 NFL seasons131 career games2 career sacksJersey: 09 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1981Most recent: Jan 14, 1990

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history