American football player and labor leader (1945–2008)
American football player
Gene Upshaw
Upshaw with the Raiders.
No. 63
Position:
Guard
Personal information
Born:
(1945-08-15)August 15, 1945 Robstown, Texas, U.S.
Died:
August 20, 2008(2008-08-20) (aged 63) Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:
Robstown
College:
Texas A&I (1963–1966)
NFL draft:
1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
Oakland Raiders (1967–1981)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XI, XV)
AFL champion (1967)
3× First-team All-Pro (1970, 1974, 1977)
2× First-team All-AFL (1968, 1969)
5× Second-team All-Pro (1971–1973, 1975, 1976)
Second-team All-AFL (1967)
6× Pro Bowl (1972–1977)
AFL All-Star (1968)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL record
Most consecutive starts to begin a career, including playoffs: 231[a]
Career AFL/NFL statistics
Games played:
217
Games started:
207
Fumble recoveries:
5
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008), nicknamed "Uptown Gene" and "Highway 63", was an American professional football guard who played for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He later served as the executive director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Upshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and is also the only player in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl with the same team in three different decades.
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Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008), nicknamed "Uptown Gene" and "Highway 63", was an American professional football guard who...
receive copies of all player contracts. In 1983, former Oakland Raider GeneUpshaw became the executive director of the NFLPA. During his tenure, he oversaw...
His older brother Gene also played in the NFL. Upshaw died in Modesto, California, on June 4, 2024, at the age of 77. "Marvin Upshaw". Pro-Football-Reference...
The GeneUpshaw Award is awarded to the best lineman, offensive or defensive, in NCAA Division II college football. The award is presented by the Manheim...
The league honored National Football League Players Association leader GeneUpshaw, who died suddenly at age 63 on August 20 just three days after being...
no one competent ever replaces Upshaw on your watch. In response, Tagliabue said: What Gumbel said about GeneUpshaw and our owners is about as irresponsible...
all-Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive line with tackle Art Shell, guard GeneUpshaw, center Jim Otto, and tackle Bob Brown. The teams of the 1970s were thoroughly...
was their offensive line, led by left tackle Art Shell and left guard GeneUpshaw, as well as perennial All-Pro center Dave Dalby. Injuries early in the...
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of the late NFL Hall of Fame guard GeneUpshaw and former NFL defensive lineman Marvin Upshaw. In May 2007 Upshaw's son Chad signed a three-year contract...
Campbell, Ollie Matson, Don Maynard, Y. A. Tittle, Mike Singletary, GeneUpshaw. Tittle tossed the coin. The NFL logo was painted at midfield for the...
respectively, with all five teams winning the Super Bowl. He played alongside GeneUpshaw, another Hall of Famer, at left guard from 1967 to 1974. In the 1967...
line led by two future Hall of Famers, tackle Art Shell and guard GeneUpshaw. Upshaw became the first player to play in three Super Bowls with the same...
com. Retrieved September 7, 2011. "GeneUpshaw - Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2010. "HOF: GENEUPSHAW". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved...
in NFL history to be composed entirely all Hall of Famers. Art Shell, GeneUpshaw, Jim Otto, Ron Mix, and Bob Brown from left to right. An eight-time AFL...
of American History accepted an autographed Gene Simmons Axe bass into their collection from John Upshaw Downs Jr. The Smithsonian wrote, in part: "The...
defensive end. He was also named the GLIAC Player of the Year and won the GeneUpshaw Award as the best lineman in NCAA Division II and the Cliff Harris Award...
v t e GeneUpshaw Award winners 2004: Baker 2005: McFadden 2006: McFadden 2007: Barnes 2008: Collins 2009: Staggs 2010: Fusco 2011: Long 2012: Heikkinen...
takeoff mode, finally returned to the gate. Raiders offensive guard GeneUpshaw also befriended Stingley and later was instrumental in securing benefits...
Entrepreneurial Program led by Vincent and former NFLPA executive director GeneUpshaw. Jason Wingard of the New York Daily News spoke to Vincent's vision and...
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