FREE: Where Are They Now? FB Larry Dixon (Class of 2015)
Last week GoBlackKnights.com kicked off our new ‘Where Are They Now’ series, that we will run throughout the course of this year, 2018.
The first former player that we have the privilege of of conversing with is former running back Terry Baggett and now we feature former fullback Larry Dixon (Class of 2015).
Dixon, the son of Navy chief petty officer Laura Ashley, played football and basketball at Olympia High School in Bremerton, Washington, where he was rated a 3-star running back by Rivals.com in 2010. He spent a year at USMAPS before entering West Point with on R-Day 2011.
As a plebe, Dixon was one of 4 cadets (one from each class) featured in the book “Soldiers First” by Joe Drape, and he was one of the plebes featured in the CBS production A Game of Honor.
In his plebe (freshman) season, Dixon shared the fullback duties with Jared Hassin, who had led the team in rushing the previous year with over a 1,000 yards rushing. Despite the tough competition, Dixon played in all 12 games, and moved into the starting role for the last 5 games of 2011. He finished his plebe season 4th in rushing yardage with 542 yards with an average of 6.2 yards per carry. He finished second on the team in rushing touchdowns with 5.
Dixon entered the 2012 season as the #1 B-back and started in 10 of the 11 games he played and sat out one game with an injury. He finished third on the team in rushing with 839 yards and an average of 5.99 yards per carry. He was second in rushing touchdowns with 6. He also caught two passes for 20 yards and returned 3 kickoffs for 76 yards that year.
Dixon moved up to second on the team in rushing in his cow year with 699 yards in 112 attempts for a 6.24 average per carry. He finished third on the team in rushing touchdowns with 6, caught 3 passes for 48 yards and returned 5 kickoffs for 92 yards.
New head coach Jeff Monken inherited two 1,000 yard rushers from Rich Ellerson in Terry Baggett and Raymond Maples, both of whom were on the Doak Walker watch list at the start of 2014, but as we know, his version of the triple option relies more heavily on the B-back, and it was senior co-captain Larry Dixon who inherited the primary load in the Army rushing offense in 2014. He carried the ball 190 times for 1,113 yards (10th all-time) and 9 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 68 yards.
Dixon ranks 5th in career rushing yards and rushing attempts at Army West Point, 6th in career rushing touchdowns, and tied for 3rd for the most hundred yard games in his career.
So, let’s jump right into our Q&A with Dixon to catch-up with the former Black Knights’ fullback.
GBK: Can you bring the fans up to date relative what you have been doing since your graduation when it comes to your military commitment?
Dixon: I am a first LT for 1-82 FA and I have been a Fire Support Officer of a combined Arms Battalion. I have made one rotation to Korea and I am leaving in May to go to Europe for another rotation.
GBK: Where do you see yourself 4-5 years from now?
Dixon: iIt am at a crossroads. I do not know if I will remain in the military at this point in my career. If i stay in the military, I hope to be a Battery Commander and hopefully refine my leadership abilities, but if I get out of the military I want to go get my MBA in accounting and hopefully work for a firm or a company I believe in.
GBK: How much do you follow Army football and what has been your impression of what the program has now begun to accomplish?
Dixon: I watch them when I was in Korea and I don't miss a game. And the impression that I get is that they are ingrained in winning and in toughness. It's a thing of beauty.
GBK: Final question. How do you think you would have fared in Army’s 2017 offense that lead the nation in rushing and was fullback oriented?
Dixon: That is a tough question, but I would love the opportunity to compete against these fullbacks ... they are a great lot
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