Autographs of Gene Upshaw
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008) was an American professional football guard who played for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He later served as the executive director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Upshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and is also the only player in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl with the same team in three different decades.
Upshaw was born in Robstown, Texas, and graduated from Robstown High School. He played college football at NAIA program Texas A&I University (now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville). He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. In 1967 at age 22, Upshaw married Jimmye Lee Hill-Upshaw (née Hill). Together they had one son, Eugene Upshaw III, and later divorced.
After playing football in college at a number of offensive line positions, he settled at left offensive guard for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and the National Football League for 15 years. During that time, he played in three Super Bowls; in the 1967, 1976, and 1980 seasons, making him the first player to reach the game in three different decades (Jerry Rice and Bill Romanowski would later accomplish the feat in 2002, while Tom Brady later accomplished the feat in 2020). He also played in three AFL Championship Games, seven American Football Conference title games, one AFL All-Star game, and six NFL Pro Bowls. He was selected by The Sporting News to the 1969 AFL All League team.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Gene Upshaw (Gene Upshaw Raiders Hand Signed Auto Comm w - Card (#2) - PSA AJ23674) was sold in August 2025 for £221.60 while the cheapest item (Gene Upshaw Autographed 1974 Topps Football Card #65 Oakland Raiders HOF) found a new owner for £23.18 in July 2025. The month with the most items sold (12) was August 2025 with an average selling price of £77.88 for an autographed item of Gene Upshaw. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with £107.81 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £24.68 was May 2025. In average, an autographed item from Gene Upshaw is worth £55.05.
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