 Upshaw during his time with the Oakland Raiders | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 15, 1945 Robstown, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 20, 2008 (aged 63) Lake Tahoe, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Robstown | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&I (1963–1966) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1967 / round: 1 / pick: 17 | ||||||||
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Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008) 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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