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Gene Upshaw
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr.
Position: G
Height: 6-5 Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1945 in Robstown, TX
Died: August 20, 2008 in Truckee, CA
College: Texas A&M-Kingsville
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 108 (90th overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987
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| All-Time Rank: #48. Roger Wehrli… #49. Chuck Bednarik… #50. Rickey Jackson… #51. GENE UPSHAW… #52. Night Train Lane… #53. Willie Wood… #54. Yale Lary… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1967 | 22 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1968*+ | 23 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969+ | 24 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1970+ | 25 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 26 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972* | 27 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1973* | 28 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1974*+ | 29 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975* | 30 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1976* | 31 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1977*+ | 32 | OAK | LG | 63 | 14 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 33 | OAK | LG | 63 | 16 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | 34 | OAK | LG | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 35 | OAK | LG | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 36 | OAK | lg | 63 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 217 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 148 | |||||||||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1967 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1967 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Hall of Fame |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Sporting News |
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1970 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1971 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1971 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1972 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1974 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1974 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1974 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1976 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1976 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1976 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1976 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1977 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
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