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The Pick Is In: Gene Upshaw drafted No. 17 in 1968 NFL Draft

With the Raiders holding the No. 17 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, take a look at some of the best photos of Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw — who was selected at No. 17 overall in the 1967 NFL Draft by the Silver and Black.

Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Ron Riesterer
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Ron Riesterer
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Ron Riesterer
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Ron Riesterer
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

Las Vegas Raiders
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
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Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.

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