Gene Upshaw file

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Name: Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr.

Born: Aug. 15, 1945, in Robs-town, Texas

Died: Wednesday in Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Family: Wife, Terri; three sons, Eugene Jr., Justin and Daniel. His brother Marvin was an NFL defensive lineman from 1968 to 1976. His cousin Willie Upshaw was a first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays.

College: Texas A&I (now Texas A&M-Kingsville)

NFL career: Guard, Oakland Raiders, 1967-81

NFL honors: Hall of Famer, six-time Pro Bowler and one-time AFL all-star; member of NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1970s and its 75th Anniversary All-Time Team (selected in 1994)

Notable: Upshaw, the Raiders' offensive captain for nine seasons, started the first 207 games of his career and didn't come out of...