0 s ▁All - Dec ade ▁Team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁during ▁his ▁induction ▁at ▁the ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁C anton , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁already ▁suffering ▁from ▁the ▁health ▁problems ▁that ▁pl ag ued ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁including ▁de ment ia , ▁H ick erson ▁was ▁brought ▁on stage ▁in ▁his ▁wheel ch air , ▁prop elled ▁by ▁Bobby ▁Mitchell , ▁Jim ▁Brown , ▁and ▁L ero y ▁Kelly . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁" one ▁last ▁time , ▁Gene ▁H ick erson ▁leads ▁Bobby ▁Mitchell , ▁Jim ▁Brown , ▁and ▁L ero y ▁Kelly ." ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁former ▁team mate ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns , ▁Bobby ▁Franklin . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁H ick erson ▁died ▁just ▁outside ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio . ▁The ▁Brow ns ▁added ▁a ▁" G H " ▁t ribute ▁bad ge ▁to ▁their ▁hel m ets ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁football ▁off ensive ▁gu ards ▁Category : C leveland ▁Brow ns ▁players ▁Category : O le ▁Miss ▁Reb els ▁football ▁players ▁Category : American ▁Conference ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁players ▁Category : E astern ▁Conference ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁players ▁Category : Pro