About Dixon Foster
Lived 1888 – 1973 (aged 84). Dixon Foster was a basketball coach.
William Dixon Foster (December 24, 1888 – May 6, 1973) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach (1917, 1919), head men's basketball coach (1916–1920) and head baseball coach (1917–1920) at the University of South Carolina.
Foster was a graduate of Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia.
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Who was Dixon Foster?
American football, basketball and baseball coach
When was Dixon Foster born?
Dixon Foster was born on 24 December 1888.
When did Dixon Foster die?
Dixon Foster died on 6 May 1973.
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Dixon Foster was a basketball coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dixon Foster. https://biography.guide/dixon-foster/
MLA: "Dixon Foster." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dixon-foster/.
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