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• Gene Upshaw was a retired football player, who played guard for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League and the American Football League. He was the Executive Director of the NFL Players Association. Upshaw died from pancreatic cancer on Wednesday August 20, 2008.NBCSports.com: NFLPA Director Upshaw Dead at 63 (August 21, 2008)

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  1. Full Name: Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr.
  2. Date of Birth: August 15, 1945
  3. Died: August 20, 2008Mark Maske's NFL Insider (USA Today): Upshaw Dead at 63 (August 21, 2008)
  4. Birth Place: Robstown, Texas
  5. College: Texas A&M University-Kingsville
  6. Only player to play in three Super Bowls for the same team in three different decades
  7. He made 11 playoff appearances
  8. Won eight division titles,
  9. One AFL Championship,
  10. Two AFC titles
  11. Two World Championships of Professional Football
  12. 1987: Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

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