“Highway 63,” as Raiders running back Mark van Eeghen once called left guard Gene Upshaw, would lead around the edge of the defense with Upshaw's silver-and-black No. 63 jersey then turn ...

Gene Upshaw, a Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders who led the National Football League Players Assn. through a strike and into an era of labor stability and soaring salaries ...

Before he wore a suit every day and became a champion for NFL players' rights, Gene Upshaw played the game himself. Upshaw liked to remind folks about that once in a while in recent years ...

Gene Upshaw, one of the most powerful and influential figures in the history of the National Football League, might not have assumed the mantle of towering union chief if not for the encouragement ...

Gene Upshaw was common sense writ extra large. Most men that big usually roll over people to get what they want. What made Upshaw an all-pro guard in his playing days, and then the right man for ...