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Gene Upshaw

American football player
Also known as: Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr.
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Gene Upshaw (born Aug. 15, 1945, Robstown, Texas, U.S.β€”died Aug. 20, 2008, near Lake Tahoe, Calif.) was an American professional gridiron football player and labour union director. Upshaw was a Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) before serving as the executive director of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA; 1983–2008). Upshaw played only one year of high school football, but he earned an athletic scholarship to Texas...

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