▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁f ract ured ▁the ▁leg ▁again ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁while ▁watching ▁a ▁game ▁from ▁the ▁s idel ines . ▁ ▁After ▁missing ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁injury ▁and ▁never ▁missed ▁another ▁game ▁in ▁his ▁professional ▁ten ure . ▁H ick erson ▁only ▁earned ▁acc ol ades ▁after ▁Jim ▁Brown ▁had ▁retired ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁blocking ▁for ▁L ero y ▁Kelly , ▁but ▁he ▁earned ▁first - team ▁all - N FL ▁hon ors ▁five ▁straight ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁voted ▁to ▁six ▁consecutive ▁Pro ▁Bow ls ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁During ▁his ▁career , ▁H ick erson ' s ▁Brow ns ▁never ▁experienced ▁a ▁losing ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁st arter ▁in ▁four ▁NFL ▁title ▁games , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁NFL ▁Championship ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts ▁ 2 7 – 0 . ▁During ▁Gene ' s ▁ 1 0 ▁pro ▁seasons , ▁the ▁Brow ns ▁featured ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - yard ▁r ush er ▁every ▁season ▁but ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁era ▁where ▁the ▁NFL ▁season ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁games . ▁They ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁leading ▁r ush er ▁seven ▁seasons ▁of ▁those ▁ten . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Brow ns ' ▁leg ends ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁NFL ▁ 1 9 6