AD King Dixon Death | Obituary – Former South Carolina football star AD King Dixon 80 peacefully passed away on Monday night from Cancer.
Gamecocks broadcaster Tommy Moody confirmed the news to The State late Monday night. Word spread through the school’s Letterman Association during the evening.
“I heard from former Letterman’s president, Mike Ragin, (several) hours ago that they had … rushed King to the hospital,” Moody told The State. “He passed away about six o’clock tonight.”
The former All-ACC football player, athletic director and Board of Trustees member had been connected to the school since the mid-1950s when he joined the team coached by Rex Enright.
Most of Dixon’s playing career came under Warren Giese. Dixon paired with Alex Hawkins in the backfield as part of a group that led the Gamecocks to a pair of seven-win seasons. Dixon graduated cum laude with a political science degree in 1959.
He went on to serve in the Marines for 22 years, a career that included numerous commendations that, according to his school Hall of Fame biography, included the Bronze Star, the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V for Heroic Services and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star.
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