Woodie Dixon

Woodrow H. Dixon, Jr. is the General Counsel and Vice President of Business Affairs for the Pacific-10 Conference.[1] He was formerly the salary cap manager and general counsel for the Kansas City Chiefs.[2] He had been with the team since August 2004; previously, he worked in the National Football League offices and for the law firms Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood LLP (in Chicago) and Dorsey & Whitney (in Minneapolis, Minnesota). Dixon is a native of Minneapolis. He graduated from Amherst College in 1995 and went on to earn his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1999.[3] Dixon is also an adjunct professor at the Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas, teaching sports law.[4] Dixon is married to Nicole Miller[5] and they have one son, Carver, and one daughter, Marina.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pac-10 Appoints NFL Executive To General Counsel, VP Business Affairs". Pac-10 Conference. 2010-03-09. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5ov0BirNk. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  2. ^ a b "Kansas City Chiefs: Woodie Dixon". KCChiefs.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5ov0VNRhH. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  3. ^ "Salary Cap Director and General Counsel of Kansas City Chiefs to speak at Law School". Wake Forest University School of Law. 2008-03-17. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5ov10XCHG. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  4. ^ "Adjunct Faculty". Washburn University School of Law. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5ov0qb5Uq. Retrieved February 27, 2010. 
  5. ^ Pearson, Heidi (2007). "Attorneys at Love". Mpls. St. Paul Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. http://www.webcitation.org/5p97JZBK0. Retrieved 2010-04-21.