Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post - NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw Dies

freddyg12 · 08-21-2008, 10:47 AM

It's sad that he passed away of course, but I think he went out having lived a great life & done way more than most football players could ever dream of. He not only played at a high level for years on a championship team, he went on to fight for the rights of players that he never had when he was playing.

It seems unlikely that there will be another guy like him as union chief. From here out there will likely be guys that came up in the free agency era.

08-21-2008, 10:47 AM	#25
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Re: NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw Dies It's sad that he passed away of course, but I think he went out having lived a great life & done way more than most football players could ever dream of. He not only played at a high level for years on a championship team, he went on to fight for the rights of players that he never had when he was playing. It seems unlikely that there will be another guy like him as union chief. From here out there will likely be guys that came up in the free agency era.