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The average Eugene Upshaw is around 77 years of age with around 44% falling in to the age group of 81+. The Raiders then beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XV, rushing for a 117 yards and passing for 261 yards again, as Upshaw, Dalby, and right guard Mickey Marvin outmatched Eagle nosetackle Charlie Johnson and inside linebackers Bill Bergey and Frank LeMaster. Upshaw played only one year of high school football, but he earned an athletic scholarship to Texas College of Arts and Industries (now Texas A&M University–Kingsville) after an impressive tryout for the football team. He also reached three Super Bowls in three different decades (1967, 1976, and 1980); in total, Upshaw played in 24 playoff games with the Raiders. ", "Gene Upshaw had $15 million fund from NFL players union", NFL players to wear uniform patch this season in honor of Upshaw, National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, National Football League Players Association, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene_Upshaw&oldid=977164761, American Football League All-League players, American Football League All-Star players, African-American players of American football, Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football players, Executive Directors of the National Football League Players Association, Presidents of the National Football League Players Association, Short description is different from Wikidata, NFL player missing current team parameter, Infobox NFL biography articles missing alt text and caption, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2008, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 September 2020, at 08:14. Until his death, he was the Executive Director of the Association. We found 21 records in 15 states for Eugene Upshaw in the US.

They can complain about me all day long. "[5] Upshaw later said he was misquoted and was speaking solely about fellow Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure, further saying "A guy like DeLamielleure says the things he said about me; you think I'm going to invite him to dinner? The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website: We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests.

Religion:Baptist. Following a successful collegiate career, he was chosen by the Raiders in the first round of the 1967 NFL draft. Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr. Gene Upshaw - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Gene Upshaw, byname of Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr., (born Aug. 15, 1945, Robstown, Texas, U.S.—died Aug. 20, 2008, near Lake Tahoe, Calif.), American professional gridiron football player and labour union director. In mid-August 2008 at his home in Lake Tahoe,[8] Upshaw began to feel ill. His wife Terri (née Buich) noticed that his breathing was labored, so she convinced him to go to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on August 17. The top state of residence is Texas, followed by New York. Omissions? Pound sign (#) denotes interim executive director. He played college football at Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville), where he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He is also the only player in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl in three different decades with the same team. Together they had one son, Eugene Upshaw III, and later divorced.

In 1987, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1994 he helped launch National Football League Players, Inc., an association that greatly increased the marketing and licensing power of NFL players. Upshaw was born in Robstown, Texas, and graduated from Robstown High School. 29202720, ; Maintained by Ron Moody (contributor 1041) Unknown. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Prior to his death, a campaign was allegedly being led by Ravens kicker Matt Stover to oust Gene Upshaw as head of the NFLPA; however, all parties have denied such a plan. [9], In 2011, his son Eugene Upshaw III filed a lawsuit in Fairfax County Circuit Court regarding how the will was handled at the time of his father's death, stating his father was too ill to be able to understand the document he was signing. He led the NFLPA in its unsuccessful strike in 1987 and through years of antitrust litigation against the league, including a brief period in which the NFLPA became a professional association rather than a union, that ended with the union's acceptance of a salary cap in return for free agency and an enhanced share of league revenues for the union's members. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gene-Upshaw, Pro Football Hall of Fame - Biography of Gene Upshaw. Upshaw was born in Robstown, Texas, and graduated from Robstown High School. It is presented each year during the weekend of the NCAA Division II Football Championship by the Manheim (Pennsylvania) Touchdown Club. In the 1976 AFC championship game of the 1976–77 NFL playoffs, the Raiders beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, rushing for 157 yards and passing for 88 yards. We rely on readers like you to uphold a free press. After serving as the Raiders’ player representative to the NFLPA, Upshaw was named president of the union in 1980. Eugene Thurman "Gene" Upshaw, Jr. (a.k.a.

They can have their opinion. He was part of a particularly strong offensive line during the 1976 season, with interior linemates Dave Dalby at center and George Buehler at right guard. During that time, he played in three Super Bowls; in the 1967, 1976, and 1980 seasons, making him the first player to reach the game in three different decades (Jerry Rice and Bill Romanowski would later accomplish the feat in 2003).