Gene Hickerson

Gene Hickerson

Hickerson (left) with Robert Jackson in 1979
No. 66
Position:	Offensive guard
Personal information
Born:	(1935-02-15)February 15, 1935 Trenton, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:	October 20, 2008(2008-10-20) (aged 73) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Trezevant (TN)
College:	Ole Miss
NFL draft:	1957 / Round: 7 / Pick: 78
Career history
Cleveland Browns (1958–1960, 1962–1973)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1964) 5× First-team All-Pro (1966–1970) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1964, 1965) 6× Pro Bowl (1965–1970) NFL 1960s All-Decade Team Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor First-team All-SEC (1957)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 202 Fumble recoveries: 7
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Robert Gene Hickerson (February 15, 1935 – October 20, 2008) was an American professional football player who was an offensive guard for 15 years with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1973. Hickerson was a six-time Pro Bowler from 1965 to 1970. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 4, 2007.