{"id":2881,"date":"2025-11-04T19:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:16:40","slug":"gene-upshaw-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/gene-upshaw-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Upshaw High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Gene Upshaw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Former Professional Football Player<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Birthdate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Aug 15, 1945<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Robstown-High-School\/11897?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robstown High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Robstown-High-School\/230354?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1962<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Gene Upshaw from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Robstown-High-School\/11897?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robstown High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2986\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gene-upshaw-yearbook-photo.png\" alt=\"Gene Upshaw high school yearbook photo\" class=\"wp-image-2986\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2987\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gene-upshaw-high-school-yearbook.jpg\" alt=\"Gene Upshaw high school baseball photo\" class=\"wp-image-2987\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gene-upshaw-education.jpg\" alt=\"Gene Upshaw High School Football Team Photo\" class=\"wp-image-2988\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"2989\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gene-upshaw-high-school.png\" alt=\"Gene Upshaw high school baseball team photo\" class=\"wp-image-2989\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"2990\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Robstown-High-School-Cover-1962.jpg\" alt=\"Robstown High School 1962 yearbook\" class=\"wp-image-2990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Robstown-High-School-Cover-1962.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Robstown-High-School-Cover-1962-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Robstown-High-School\/230354?page=132&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Robstown-High-School\/230354?page=90&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Robstown-High-School\/230354?page=98&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eugene Thurman \u201cGene\u201d Upshaw, Jr.&nbsp;<\/strong>(August 15, 1945 \u2013 August 20, 2008) was an American professional football player. He attended&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Robstown-High-School\/11897?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robstown High School in Robstown<\/a>, Texas. In high school, Upshaw played for both his football and baseball teams. He is well known for being the Oakland Raider\u2019s left guard and the only player in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl with the same team in three different decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/gene-upshaw-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Celeb Yearbook Blogs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/larry-allen-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Larry Allen High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/pete-carroll-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Pete Carroll High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/john-madden-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">John Madden High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/forrest-gregg-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Forrest Gregg High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/mike-webster-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Mike Webster High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gene Upshaw Former Professional Football Player Birthdate:&nbsp;Aug 15, 1945 High School:&nbsp;Robstown High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1962 Yearbook photos of Gene Upshaw from&nbsp;Robstown High School &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eugene Thurman \u201cGene\u201d Upshaw, Jr.&nbsp;(August 15, 1945 \u2013 August 20, 2008) was an American professional football player. He attended&nbsp;Robstown High School in Robstown, Texas. 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