Old Everton Pictures

Virtually every photograph you see of Dixie heading the ball shows him way above the defenders. What a player he must have been.
Evidently not that tall but a pure athlete with the ability to time a cross by hanging in the air;)
In his autobiography Jimmy Tarbucks dad a bookie - took Dean to a North east race course got him out of the beer tent and put him in a athletic race run by the bookies of the day there was a nailed on favourite to win it - Dean just in his pants, and vest stormed in to win the race with Tarby's Dad cleaning up money wise.......
gave Dixie a cut of the winnings;)
 
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