The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 4th, 2007
Miami Beach, Fla. - This year's class of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees included nobody from the Green Bay Packers, nobody with any direct ties to Wisconsin.
But there's one name on the list sure to raise some eyebrows and even produce contempt in the state.
One of the six inductees is guard Gene Hickerson, a contemporary of former Packers guard Jerry Kramer, whose omission from the Hall is a bone of contention with countless Packers fans, some of his former teammates and other followers of the game.
The Hall's selection committee met here Saturday and elected Hickerson, along with wid...
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