Gene Upshaw

Oakland Raiders 17th pick

OG · Texas A&M-Kingsville · 1967

Draft Details

Year

1967

Round

Round 1

Pick

17th overall

Team

Oakland Raiders

Position

College

Texas A&M-Kingsville

Gene Upshaw Career Stats

2× Super Bowl champion (XI, XV)
AFL champion (1967)
3× first-team All-Pro (1970, 1974, 1977)
2× first-team All-AFL (1968, 1969)
5× second-team All-Pro (1971–1973, 1975, 1976)
Second-team All-AFL (1967)
6× Pro Bowl (1972–1977)
AFL All-Star (1968)

Career Totals

Games played	Games started	Fumble recoveries
217	207	5

Career History

Oakland Raiders (1967–1981)

Born: Robstown, Texas, U.S. · Height: 6-5

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Gene Upshaw is a former guard out of Texas A&M-Kingsville, selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 17th overall pick (round 1) in the 1967 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Oakland Raiders.

More from the 1967 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	IND	Bubba Smith	DE	Michigan State
1	2	MIN	Clinton Jones	RB	Michigan State
1	3	SF	Steve Spurrier	QB	Florida
1	4	MIA	Bob Griese	QB	Purdue
1	5	TEN	George Webster	LB	Michigan State
1	6	DEN	Floyd Little	RB	Syracuse
1	7	DET	Mel Farr	RB	UCLA
1	8	MIN	Gene Washington	WR	Michigan State
1	9	GB	Bob Hyland		Boston College
1	10	CHI	Loyd Phillips	DE	Arkansas

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