SiperBowl Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame right guard Gene Hickerson dies at 73 Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame right guard Gene Hickerson dies at 73 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Tony Grossi Plain Dealer Reporter Election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 was a bittersweet honor for Browns guard Gene Hickerson, and not because it was long overdue. Shortly after learning of his election in February 2007, Hickerson was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia and confined to a nursing home. As his health rapidly declined, family and friends worried Hickerson might not be able to enjoy finally reaching the pinnacle of his career as the sweeping blocker for Hall of Fame backs Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell and Leroy Kelly. http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindeale....xml&coll=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame right guard Gene Hickerson dies at 73 Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame right guard Gene Hickerson dies at 73 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Tony Grossi Plain Dealer Reporter Election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 was a bittersweet honor for Browns guard Gene Hickerson, and not because it was long overdue. Shortly after learning of his election in February 2007, Hickerson was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia and confined to a nursing home. As his health rapidly declined, family and friends worried Hickerson might not be able to enjoy finally reaching the pinnacle of his career as the sweeping blocker for Hall of Fame backs Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell and Leroy Kelly. http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindeale....xml&coll=2 Greatest pulling guard ever. I became a fan of the Cleveland Browns by watching Leroy Kelly run through holes a mile wide that ol' #66 paved open. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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calfoxwc Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Greatest pulling guard ever. I became a fan of the Cleveland Browns by watching Leroy Kelly run through holes a mile wide that ol' #66 paved open. Zombo ************************************************ Exactly, I was a young kid, but I had been to Browns games before I was even quite born. We lived in Cleveland.. Leroy Kelly - I admired his style as a person, and as a runner. But watching the holes open up, most often coutesy of Mr. Hickerson, wow. Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly always gave the offensive line credit for their careers - especially Gene Hickerson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Something strange here...I thought he died last year?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Something strange here...I thought he died last year?? Yep...Oct 20, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hickerson At any rate...remembrance is never a bad thing. R.I.P. Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Yep...Oct 20, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hickerson At any rate...remembrance is never a bad thing. R.I.P. Gene Perhaps we've been duped? In any regards, I'm glad it was posted so he can be honored again. Zombo --maybe we'll have him die every year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I was wondering, it was kinda like "deja vu all over again" again. ...figured it was just that I had a weird cold/flu virus or something. Not bad, but a little temp and feel like DA throws short passes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 yeah i thought he passed earlier too. where did this pop up at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiperBowl Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Yep...Oct 20, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hickerson At any rate...remembrance is never a bad thing. R.I.P. Gene Its the plain dealer... Wednesday, October 21, 2009 http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindeale....xml&coll=2 In August, as Brown, Mitchell and Kelly dramatically pushed Hickerson in his wheelchair on stage at the induction ceremony at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Hickerson's eyes caught those of his former teammate, Bobby Franklin. Hickerson then made a gesture with his fingers that Franklin recognized as a personal joke of the two longtime friends. "He really knew what was going on," said Hickerson's son, Bob. Hickerson died peacefully in an Olmsted Falls nursing home Monday morning from complications from Alzheimer's. He was 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 yeah i thought he passed earlier too. where did this pop up at? It was up earlier, and still is on Cleveland.com. Someone is asleep at the wheel over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiperBowl Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 It was up earlier, and still is on Cleveland.com. Someone is asleep at the wheel over there. tony grossi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelTufnel Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 April fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FALCON7 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Man......I thought was becoming the next Alzheimer's disease victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 tony grossi? he wrote the article a year ago...some asst copy editor was sleeping when they posted this. The date was changed...maybe some employee with a grudge and the copy was pasted to the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yosemitejam Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 [ http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindeale....xml&coll=2 what a remarkable photo of a grreat Brown......... what about a regular thread memorializing our Browns heros on the anniversary of their deaths????? kinda like a daily inspiration.... forget about using cleveland.com as a resource......they'd have the death dates all f%cked away........ it's an outrage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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