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Future museum curator Eric Dixon fulfills passion for history and hoops at Villanova

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Forget opposing defenses and game-planning for another high-profile Division I recruit, when the Dixons were on the road travelling for hours to different AAU tournaments, the last thing on Eric Dixon’s mind was making an impression for collegiate scouts. Instead, his mind was preoccupied with a different kind of game.

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“He was such an avid reader, that he was able to hold his own,” said Eric Dixon Sr.