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Montreal • Canada
Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
1968 Football Team
Inducted in 2006 as a Team
Institution: Loyola
In 1968 when George Dixon took over as head coach of the Loyola Warriors
football program, the Loyola of Montreal Athletic Program came out with an
article examining the enormity of this challenge. It was titled "Football: Nowhere To Go But Up". The author reported that "Dixon never took on a tougher job." It went on to point out the new
coach had inherited an 0-10 team with the worst record in Canada and the worst
record in Loyola football history.
Dixon was undaunted and implemented a plan that saw his team post a perfect 6-0
win-loss record and win the Eastern Division of the Central Canada
Intercollegiate Football Conference. That year Loyola was the only undefeated
team in the country. In six games they scored 201 points while allowing just
18. And only 10 of those points were scored on the impenetrable defence.
The Warriors travelled to Waterloo, Ont. to meet the CCIFC Western Division
champions - the 5-1 Waterloo
Lutheran Golden Hawks. On Nov. 9, 1968 in the light drizzle at Seagram Stadium
the spectacular journey came to an end as the Golden Hawks downed the Warriors
40-0. Waterloo-Lutheran went on to win the Atlantic Bowl before losing in the
national championship game.
Coach Dixon emphasized that football should be fun. He also preached the
fundamentals - keep things
simple he liked to say. In 1968, his Warriors were simply the best.
