The National Football League will honor Hall of Fame guard and longtime union leader Gene Upshaw in tributes to take place during the opening games this weekend and throughout the entire season.
Upshaw's initials and his uniform number will be stenciled on the field for all 16 games this opening weekend. Also, all NFL players will sport patches with his initials "GU" and the number 63, his former uniform number, for the entire 2008-09 season, the league announced.
The league originally said his initials would be stenciled on the field for just two games: the season opener at Giants Stadium between the Redskins and Giants and for the Denver-Oakland game at Oakland, where Upshaw played his entire 15 seasons. It extended that Tuesday to all games.
A video tribute to Upshaw will also be shown during games this weekend, the AP reports. Upshaw died of cancer two weeks ago at age 63.
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I personally think this is wonderful to remember one of the greatest to ever play the game and still holds the title of the only player to play in three seperate decades in a Super Bowl. No other player in history can claim this. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1987 and worked for the NFL Players Association up until his untimely death. Here's to you Gene.. R.I.P!
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I just realized why they have that big ass GU on all the uniforms and fields
I swear you are fired from the male species for that comment.. ROFL!!! I know.. you were too busy cupcaking with your boo to notice *wink*
People should read this.
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