# Gene Upshaw

> American football player, labor leader, NFLPA president (1945-2008)

**Wikidata**: [Q970447](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970447)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Upshaw)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gene-upshaw


## References

1. [Source](https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/upshaw-eugene-gene-thurman-1945-2008/)
2. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
3. Find a Grave
4. [Source](http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80a28802&template=with-video&confirm=true)
5. databaseFootball.com
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013