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cumberlandreds · 08-21-2008, 08:49 AM

I'm sorry to hear of this. He was a great offensive lineman in his day. He was part of some really great Oakland Raider teams of the 70's.
I'm sure he did a lot good things as the union head but I always thought he was a little too close to the NFL chiefs to be really effective.

08-21-2008, 08:49 AM	#5
cumberlandreds Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 7,850	Re: Report: Gene Upshaw dead at 63 I'm sorry to hear of this. He was a great offensive lineman in his day. He was part of some really great Oakland Raider teams of the 70's. I'm sure he did a lot good things as the union head but I always thought he was a little too close to the NFL chiefs to be really effective. __________________ Reds Fan Since 1971