Alumni Spotlight: Robert Dix, From Greensboro College to a Career in Professional Sports

Robert Dix didn’t grow up dreaming of football glory. In fact, he didn’t even want to play at first. I got into football when I was fairly late to the game, Dix said. To be honest, I was scared to get hit and didn’t want to play. It wasn’t until his sophomore year of high school that everything changed. The sport that once intimidated him became the thing he couldn’t imagine living without. About my sophomore year of high school, it really clicked, he said. I wanted to play. Growing Up in Greensboro Dix’s childhood was full of sports, friends,…