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49ers Year-by-Year: 1987

This is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1987 season. 1986 hadn't been a disaster, unless you hold yourself to the standards that the 49ers did. They had eeked into the playoffs an...

Tuesday Notes: Foster to Start at Right Tackle?

I imagine the Lions will officially announce that they have signed Rudi Johnson and released Tatum Bell sometime this morning.  The deal still has to become official with the NFL, and then the ...

49ers Year-by-Year: 1956

Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent’s Record: Sept. 30 New York Giants L: 38-21 0-1 1-0 Oct. 7 Los Angeles Rams ...

Quick Hits: Gene Upshaw

Gene Upshaw was a force both on the field as an Oaklnad Raider and Hall of Famer and later as the Executive Director of the NFL Players Association. His death yesterday shocked the football world...

Matt Millen on Gene Upshaw

Via a Lions' press release: "When you think about it, I can't think of anybody who's ever had as big of an impact both on and off the field in the National Football League as Gene Upshaw did. "H...

Gene Upshaw passes

The news about Steven Jackson, for obvious reason, has dominated the Rams nation today, but we'd be remiss as a football blog to overlook the passing of Hall of Famer and NFLPA Executive Driector Gene...

NFL union chief Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at 63

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Gene Upshaw Dead At 63

I woke up to very sad news this morning. It appears that NFL Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw has lost his battle to pancreatic cancer. Though people sometimes accused him of not ne...

Gene Upshaw Passes Away

Gene Upshaw, a Hall of Famer and the NFLPA's Executive Director, passed away last night from pancreatic cancer.  He was only diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last Sunday after going to the emerge...

Gene Upshaw dies at 63

Sad and surprising news today as NFL hall of famer and director of the player's union Gene Upshaw has died. Upshaw was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer just over the weekend. NFL commissioner Roger G...


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