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Gene Upshaw
Gene Upshaw with the Oakland Raiders.
Position(s):
Guard Jersey #(s):
63
Born: August 15, 1945(1945-08-15)
Robstown, Texas, USA
Died: August 20, 2008 (aged 63)
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Career information
Year(s): 1967â1981
NFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86
AFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
College: Texas A&I University
Professional teams
Oakland Raiders (1967â1981)
Career stats
Games played 217
Games started 207
Fumble Recoveries 5
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
7-time Pro Bowl selection (1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
11-time All-Pro selection (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
2-time Super Bowl champion (XI, XV)
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr. (a.k.a. Uptown Gene) (August 15, 1945 â August 20, 2008) was an American football player for the Oakland Raiders and executive director of the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA). In 1987, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life and football career
2 NFLPA career
3 Hall of Fame and other honors
4 Death
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Early life and football career
Upshaw was born in Robstown, Texas, USA. He graduated from Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville), where he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate fraternity established for African Americans.
After playing football in college at a number of offensive line positions, he played guard for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and the National Football League for 15 years. During that time, he played in three Super Bowls; in the 1967, 1976, and 1980 seasons. He also played in three AFL Championship Games, seven American Football Conference title games, one AFL All-Star game, and six NFL Pro Bowls. He was selected by The Sporting News' to the 1969 AFL All League team.
Upshaw was the only player in pro football history to play in three Super Bowls with the same team in three different decades. In 1999, he was ranked number 62 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
He was the older brother of Marvin Upshaw, who was a defensive lineman with the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals.
[edit] NFLPA career
Upshaw was an active member of the bargaining committee for the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. He led the NFLPA in its unsuccessful strike in 1987 and through years of anti-trust 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. Until his death, he was the Executive Director of the Association.
He alienated many retired players after comments he made in response to 325 former AFL and NFL players receiving minimal retirement benefits. When the former players attempted to have the league and the Association consider their plight, Upshaw responded: "I don't work for them. They are not union members and they have no vote." [1] In June 2007, when asked by the Philadelphia Daily News about fellow Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure's criticism, Upshaw replied "I'm going to break his Goddamn neck!"[2] Prior to his death, a campaign was being led by Ravens kicker Matt Stover to oust Gene Upshaw as head of the NFLPA.[3] Tennessee Titans center Kevin Mawae, president of the NFLPA, had denied reports of mass callings from players for Upshaw to step down.[citation needed]
[edit] Hall of Fame and other honors
Upshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987, for his achievements as both a player and a union leader.
In 2004, the NCAA Division II sports information directors awarded the first Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year award. It is presented each year during the weekend of the NCAA Division II Football Championship by the Manheim (Pennsylvania) Touchdown Club.
After his sudden death, the NFL announced that for the entire 2008 season, all 32 teams will wear a patch on the left chest of the jerseys with the initials "GU" and his number 63, his jersey number with the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders, with whom Upshaw played his entire 15 year Hall of Fame career, will also honor him in their season-opening game against the Denver Broncos with a video tribute and a replica of the uniform patch painted onto the field. The patch will also be painted onto the field at Giants Stadium, when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins open the NFL season on September 4th.[4]
It stands for Gene Upshaw
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Gene Upshaw
Gene Upshaw with the Oakland Raiders.
Position(s):
Guard Jersey #(s):
63
Born: August 15, 1945(1945-08-15)
Robstown, Texas, USA
Died: August 20, 2008 (aged 63)
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Career information
Year(s): 1967â1981
NFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86
AFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
College: Texas A&I University
Professional teams
Oakland Raiders (1967â1981)
Career stats
Games played 217
Games started 207
Fumble Recoveries 5
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
7-time Pro Bowl selection (1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
11-time All-Pro selection (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
2-time Super Bowl champion (XI, XV)
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr. (a.k.a. Uptown Gene) (August 15, 1945 â August 20, 2008) was an American football player for the Oakland Raiders and executive director of the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA). In 1987, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life and football career
2 NFLPA career
3 Hall of Fame and other honors
4 Death
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Early life and football career
Upshaw was born in Robstown, Texas, USA. He graduated from Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville), where he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate fraternity established for African Americans.
After playing football in college at a number of offensive line positions, he played guard for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and the National Football League for 15 years. During that time, he played in three Super Bowls; in the 1967, 1976, and 1980 seasons. He also played in three AFL Championship Games, seven American Football Conference title games, one AFL All-Star game, and six NFL Pro Bowls. He was selected by The Sporting News' to the 1969 AFL All League team.
Upshaw was the only player in pro football history to play in three Super Bowls with the same team in three different decades. In 1999, he was ranked number 62 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
He was the older brother of Marvin Upshaw, who was a defensive lineman with the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals.
[edit] NFLPA career
Upshaw was an active member of the bargaining committee for the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. He led the NFLPA in its unsuccessful strike in 1987 and through years of anti-trust 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. Until his death, he was the Executive Director of the Association.
He alienated many retired players after comments he made in response to 325 former AFL and NFL players receiving minimal retirement benefits. When the former players attempted to have the league and the Association consider their plight, Upshaw responded: "I don't work for them. They are not union members and they have no vote." [1] In June 2007, when asked by the Philadelphia Daily News about fellow Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure's criticism, Upshaw replied "I'm going to break his Goddamn neck!"[2] Prior to his death, a campaign was being led by Ravens kicker Matt Stover to oust Gene Upshaw as head of the NFLPA.[3] Tennessee Titans center Kevin Mawae, president of the NFLPA, had denied reports of mass callings from players for Upshaw to step down.[citation needed]
[edit] Hall of Fame and other honors
Upshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987, for his achievements as both a player and a union leader.
In 2004, the NCAA Division II sports information directors awarded the first Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year award. It is presented each year during the weekend of the NCAA Division II Football Championship by the Manheim (Pennsylvania) Touchdown Club.
After his sudden death, the NFL announced that for the entire 2008 season, all 32 teams will wear a patch on the left chest of the jerseys with the initials "GU" and his number 63, his jersey number with the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders, with whom Upshaw played his entire 15 year Hall of Fame career, will also honor him in their season-opening game against the Denver Broncos with a video tribute and a replica of the uniform patch painted onto the field. The patch will also be painted onto the field at Giants Stadium, when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins open the NFL season on September 4th.[4]
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Latest answer: The U.S.Army Northern Command, compromised of 2 Divisions of troopers, with "specialized" training in "urban suppression" of ANY conflict deemed "threatening" to the Government, by none other than, Obama. This was a "wish" Obama made years ago, about an Army Unit for deployment within the United States alone.
Add to this FYI, the Army Corps of Engineers have an "operational plan" in place, where they could create what they call, a "humanitarian aid" site, in ANY city in the U.S. that has a baseball/football field, stadium, roller rink, auditorium, etc.,. They can enclose and seal off these "points" in under 4 hours. Actually, it could just as easily become a "retention" or "detainment" center. FEMA claims it was from lessons learned from Katrina, but hey.....what's in a designation between "humanitarian" and "detention" ? You say potato, I say potato'...............
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