Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman Gene Upshaw comes in at number 56 on NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list produced in 2010. Subscribe to NFL Films: goo.gl/XJTggL
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@lloydkline69463 жыл бұрын
Gene Upshaw, art shall, jim otto greatest left side offensive line ever
@bigchungus82072 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget bob brown
@santinodellacroce20792 жыл бұрын
Green Downshaw
@bradmorgan607 жыл бұрын
I love the way how Phil villapiano tells stories
@robertdore95925 жыл бұрын
I'd love to meet him and Matt Millen one day
@genelsopires67153 жыл бұрын
arrepiante
@ericthompson8613 жыл бұрын
Watch him in the America's Game documentary for the 1976 Raiders.
@KaurSingh-bo6gq3 жыл бұрын
Brad Morgan he’s the best storyteller I heard on these top 100 episodes
@uwe9mm6932 жыл бұрын
He's / Phil is an ALL Time Raider IMO - hopefully he makes the Raiders HOF one day
@kingbee15006 жыл бұрын
For a few games during the 1971 season, the Oakland Raiders had an all-HOF offensive line (Ron Mix, Bob Brown, Gene Upshaw, Jim Otto, AND Art Shell!) on the field-together-DAMN, let's run the ball!
@MiamiWill36 жыл бұрын
King Bee L1C4
@MarcG74244 жыл бұрын
Run the ball ? Hell they did whatever they wanted when they wanted.
@larryluster5504 жыл бұрын
That's when other teams feared walking on the field against the Raiders because they knew it was going too be a long afternoon
@claytonlonetree79714 жыл бұрын
I remember these bad dudes. Seems like yesterday.
@dsrsp4 жыл бұрын
Just imagine the fear the opponent felt on each play. My god.
@balrog3224 жыл бұрын
Highway 63: Starting Raider Left Guard game from 1967 thru 1980. Didn’t miss an offensive snap in 14 seasons. Can’t touch that.
@solomonkessington81368 жыл бұрын
Gene was fucking savage!!!! He was the real definition of, "You aint touching no one!" RIP Gene.
@sanjaymodi23447 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. "Uptown Gene"
@m3vt2seffn5 жыл бұрын
Now he's in heaven
@sitizenkanemusic8 жыл бұрын
This was during my dad's time! I wish i was around to see Gene, Otto, Ol' Man Willie, Freddie B, the Assassin, and Snake!
@phillyb7928 жыл бұрын
This was in my mom and uncles era man were they spoiled looking at legendary players and raiders royalty I would have loved to see them play in person I know all the old players instead of bed time story I got raiders foot ball story's ... so I feel you on that statement !!
@sitizenkanemusic8 жыл бұрын
Philly B I know exactly how you feel! My dad will STILL reminisce about the old days. He would talk about the soul patrol-that friggin awesome secondary- and how fucking mean our defense and o-line was.
@phillyb7927 жыл бұрын
+Santa Claus respect!!!!!
@claytonlonetree79714 жыл бұрын
Gosh Sitizen Kane, How young are you?
@Speedrtr7 жыл бұрын
It's crazy to say that despite the Steeler's being "the team of the 70's", Oakland had the highest winning percentage, And seeing that 3 players from that O-line made the list for Alltimers its easy as to see why.
@greggillings94546 жыл бұрын
A lot of Raiders made the list, Otto, Shell, Upshaw, Hendricks, old man Willie, Mike Haynes, Marcus Allen, Rod Woodson even though he was only there for a season or so.
@djangodango72685 жыл бұрын
Dirty as f***.
@mylittlepitbull3143 Жыл бұрын
Just an immaculate reception away from being the greatest team of the '70s
@HaroldMccoy-vv4lt4 ай бұрын
@@mylittlepitbull3143Even if they had beaten the undefeated dolphins ,and proceeded to beat the Vikings in the SB ,it still would have been just two sb wins compared to the steelers 4 . Objectively stating ,Steelers still would be team of decade . Raiders weren't beating that 72 dolphins machine .
@mr.russell53957 жыл бұрын
Villapano looks like Boomhauer from 'King of the Hill'
@BlakeCodGuy17 жыл бұрын
Will M-Venom lmao
@josephortega55527 жыл бұрын
Will M-Venom dead
@MoveTowardsTheLight6 жыл бұрын
Will M-Venom LMAO!
@pp3k3jamail5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jelly73104 жыл бұрын
Bwahahaha. Yep
@dwightlove37047 жыл бұрын
Shell&Upshaw were the best O-line tandem in NFL lore!!!!
@tubewatcher387 жыл бұрын
& Otto at center, best three too.
@gunshywinter21466 жыл бұрын
Dwight Love you forgot about John Hanna
@xaviervega4686 жыл бұрын
Walter Jones and Steve Hutchison is up there as well.
@eliduttman3155 жыл бұрын
Never, ever, neglect Skoronski, Gregg, Thurston, and Kramer.
@UncleClaudeSportsandThangs5 жыл бұрын
@@eliduttman315 Ah, the famous Green Bay Packers' sweep. You're right; they should never be forgotten. Also, I know that this is a video for Gene Upshaw (R.I.P) but I want to say Rest In Peace to Packer legend Jim Taylor, the legendary fullback who ran a lot of those sweeps. He passed away yesterday morning at the age of 83.
@stfjesusfreak3 жыл бұрын
People talk that Upshaw was to light for today’s game and I beg to differ; with his frame, he could of put on 50 pounds and been a all-time great in any era. Upshaw was pure class off the field and a monster on it; one of the greatest players ever! This coming from a 49ers fan.
@seheadhunter506 жыл бұрын
I'm glad this series is uploaded because I love finding out about players like this
@mikeyoungblood16426 жыл бұрын
They had Jim Otto at Center, Gene Upshaw at Left Guard, and Art Shell at Left Tackle...That was insane
@Navdan875 жыл бұрын
Steelers fan here: NO ONE could get around "Highway 63"!!
@mootpointjones84884 жыл бұрын
Thanks from a Raider fan. We had a lot of great contests against the Steelers, respect.
@SteveAustin.4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely...we hated the Raiders but certainly respected them....
@stevenwagle11014 жыл бұрын
@@SteveAustin. true dat. I miss the kind of games the Steelers used to have with those silver and black s.o.b 's!
@Carlos-sd6cz3 жыл бұрын
@@mootpointjones8488 those were real games!!!
@johnlothrop66804 жыл бұрын
I met Phil Villipiano in Boston in the North End. He had been in town for Phil Esposito's number being retired. Also something not do with they both belonged to some Italian club. We talked for 2 hours about the Raiders. I'm a big Raiders fan he complimented me about my knowledge of Silver and Black history. He said it was like talking to a former teammate. He was pure class. I wore the same number in high school #41.
@tommythomason61874 жыл бұрын
He was an intimidating figure - huge, with that big neck roll... represented that team well. And, he had great speed. He could kick it out on an outside run and kick a DB right out of the play. Opponents would literally only have 10 defenders.
@phatplates Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@myronbriggs10184 жыл бұрын
He was also a union representative who advocated on behalf of players by throwing a few viscous blocks on the NFL owners and league management. He was far more than a great offensive lineman.
@monzon5294 жыл бұрын
Hell yea. Now thats football.
@kendrickjones31157 жыл бұрын
Art Shell and Gene Upshaw should've had one numerical position for both!!! These two as a tandem made the Raiders a BEAST, not to mention NOBODY (before or since) has had the kind of TIME to pass behind his line than Kenny Stabler!!!
@erichvonmolder93104 жыл бұрын
He was a TOUGH, imagine him dealing with an Antonio Brown character?
@claytonlonetree79714 жыл бұрын
Antonio would be crying, or be shutting up. League back then wouldn't hesitate snacking him down.
@mja913523 жыл бұрын
That would be the only reason to make me feel any sympathy for Antonio Brown
@erichvonmolder93103 жыл бұрын
@@mja91352 , but the game was different back then, the wide receivers didn't play the same role as they do now. It was more about the Team. With the advent of social media, things changed.
@DennardC_273 жыл бұрын
@@erichvonmolder9310 it was more than social media. It's because parents don't get on their kids ass like they should
@joycedickens67292 жыл бұрын
Lmao 🤣
@dcbandnerd2 жыл бұрын
Otto, Upshaw, and Shell holding down one side of the OL. Incredible.
@georgemcfly34826 жыл бұрын
I wanna be a 70's NFL offensive lineman
@faith_alone4 жыл бұрын
50 years late buster
@tubby43883 жыл бұрын
Me too. I would rock some facial hair like Bob Brown.
@Motoicon3 жыл бұрын
What a great tribute to an offensive lineman-Upshaw was a beast...vid was way too short...I love how Phil tells the story...
@craigdiascd7 жыл бұрын
Legend.
@louismclean66625 жыл бұрын
What a player and leader!
@petergarcia5893 жыл бұрын
Probably the smartest O-lineman to ever play the game.
@MarcoPolo-ze2gl4 жыл бұрын
Real man right there
@Navdan875 жыл бұрын
Steelers fan here, but I have to say Upshaw was the BEST to ever play that position #HIGHWAY63
@mcdonoghrahloh4594 жыл бұрын
Navdan87 John Hannah
@kirkfrench13113 жыл бұрын
Raiders fan here Steelers and Raiders games were the best games ever in the 70s
@haydenthorne43522 жыл бұрын
The neck roll just fits him better than any player I’ve ever seen. He could definitely rock that today
@pp3k3jamail5 жыл бұрын
Buck Buchanan I just like that name for some reason
@jediknight56005 жыл бұрын
Lol yea. Just like Bob Brown. Proper football player names!
@xvsj583311 ай бұрын
Hwy 63 Classic Raider style. Great man 🩶🖤 ✌️
@rel2relrel6002 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad have been a raider fan since 1968 and sold malts and sodas at the coliseum, while living five blocks away and having true earlier years signed memorabilia.... I saw a lot of these games personally year after year.... Generation Blanda, Lamonica, Stabler and Plunket alumni... John Madden, speaks for himself.. Carr...Hmmmm!
@mambavisuals62586 жыл бұрын
Crazy to see this guy came from my home town! "First you must believe"
@shsv816614 жыл бұрын
I met him in dc when he was nflpa, what a fabulous human being!
@LastFanStanding123 жыл бұрын
As a Colts fan, this is what I hope Quenton Nelson will become for us. He's well on his way.
@jaybarker25786 жыл бұрын
Gene Upshaw LEGEND!!!
@renebt22078 жыл бұрын
great stories
@garrettking70895 жыл бұрын
John Villa , George Buehler, Dave Dalby, Gene Upshaw and Art Shell best offensive of all time
@chillbro2275 Жыл бұрын
Cool i'm loving the these O Line guys. Gene seems like the guy who makes everyone on the team laugh also.
@Music--ng8cd Жыл бұрын
Gene, Gene the smackdown machine
@CasonovaCorkClub9 ай бұрын
Love it
@anthonio966 жыл бұрын
I dont think people understand how insane it is that Gene was a lineman. In today's nfl he could easily be an outside lb/defensive end.
@alfonsocarrasco26667 жыл бұрын
cliff branch,billeitoff,Hubbard, Villapano,Warren Wells etc.
@kyledamron3 жыл бұрын
I love Gene Upshaw
@Channel-23s2 жыл бұрын
Now TB12 is the only player to win the SB in three different decades
@stinkydiver47784 жыл бұрын
Buc bucanon is a awesome football name
@ripseantaylor61475 жыл бұрын
Everybody on time !
@davidhutchinson7888 Жыл бұрын
I can listen to Phil villiapano talk football all day
@coreygolphenee9633 Жыл бұрын
the double neck roll with tape, just ready for war
@riptheripper90604 жыл бұрын
My favorite team in the 70's. God football was great then. This showboating stuff today is so immature and unprofessional. Rule changes have ruined the game.
@witz99247 жыл бұрын
My dad was a fan Upshaw.
@Ghost2thapost4 жыл бұрын
Legendary
@firebomb55104 жыл бұрын
back when Football was Football
@Darkstarczar8 жыл бұрын
i feel like todays Nfl players are better skilled but the game isn't nearly as fun to bad for me i was born WAY to late hey Nfl films you should hook me up with some Dvds
@firebomb55104 жыл бұрын
todays players are better skilled.... look up the old games from yester year,, back in the 60s,70s,,, they have full games on You Tube,,, then look at todays games,,, heres a hint real Turf vs AstroTurf
@dsrsp4 жыл бұрын
What you don't have today is heart. The will to obliterate the opposition. The guts. Plus today's rules makes football soft in comparisson.
@Supervillain7254 жыл бұрын
The first thing I said when I saw the first few clips was, "You can't do THAT anymore."
@gregcantelli5949 ай бұрын
Love the first 60 seconds. Al Davis in the voice of Darth Vader: Bring me Gene Upshaw
@bgiam82 жыл бұрын
Wish the game was still played like this
@yolooooo71515 жыл бұрын
Im realted to dis man😂😭
@vader88677 жыл бұрын
Most of the todays defence line players will shit their pants if they will have to play against Gene!!!!
@mauriziogerbasi15926 жыл бұрын
Mal Vader they would go on injured reserve lol
@warrenmcfadden39186 жыл бұрын
Mal Vader gene be perfect to beat up on suh
@Mourtzouphlos2406 жыл бұрын
Actually no he would be too small to start. Marshall Yanda is more than 50 pounds heavier.
@noahsundt92754 жыл бұрын
2:08 Jerry Rice played in super bowls in 80s 90s and 00s...
@Chino-rp8cz4 жыл бұрын
What they didn't mention was that he is the only player in nfl history to go to 3 Superbowls in different decades but with the same team, Jerry although he did go to Superbowls in the 80s 90s and 00s, he did so with different teams, hope that makes sense
@sneocatenaccio7464 жыл бұрын
Ironalicaly the last one in Raiders
@Heartbreak91008 жыл бұрын
whats the music that starts at 1:51??.. iv looked through all nfl films music and still having a tough time finding it
@antonewilson4310 Жыл бұрын
At one time the Raiders had Otto, Mix, Boomer Brown, Shell and Upshaw on the same line. That's just sick.
@mmcneil7774 жыл бұрын
Upshaw was the actual leader of the team...
@javusbonmon69375 жыл бұрын
🏈🏈🏈💪
@syklee26 Жыл бұрын
A thumb that was permanently broken just on Sundays LOL
@PapaEli-pz8ff Жыл бұрын
🤓
@camdenschaefer66568 жыл бұрын
Nice
@swingtrade25 жыл бұрын
he could have been top 20 and no surprise here. He brought it every play and smart.
@garrettking70893 жыл бұрын
Highway 63 will forever be a raider that number should never be worn again!
@warrenmcfadden39187 жыл бұрын
Tyron Smith & Lael Collins have the potential to be a great LT/LG tandem
@elmell36434 жыл бұрын
My days of youth collecting nfl stickers at gas stations and liking Marv Hubbard
@snaggur-66244 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy cause he died at age 63 just like his football number
@Music--ng8cd Жыл бұрын
1:37 "Oh I lost him, good." I have a feeling he'll find you, Gene.
@chriscampbell38174 жыл бұрын
original beast mode
@kmmk15294 жыл бұрын
Bob Brown didn't play football He beat football players up for 60 minutes.
@negativezero3107 Жыл бұрын
This is correct lol, Big Bob was a bad man, has to be the greatest O line in history, then on the other side you have the Soul Patrol, what a team that was.
@NickAtNight02 Жыл бұрын
I just found out today that Gene Upshaw is a distant relative of mine. I asked my Uncle Ray and he told me that his sister's great grandson is Gene Upshaw thus meaning he's like my 3rd cousin or something. My Uncle Ray's sister is my Aunt Ruby. Gene Upshaw was also a brother of the same fraternity my father used to be a brother of. The name of the fraternity was Alpha Phi Alpha.
@Eidolon51507 ай бұрын
260-270 at guard, goes to show just how much bigger people in the NFL are now. Every starting guard is above 300 pounds.
@GeneRollins-cp5qs Жыл бұрын
🏈🏈🎮🤟
@andre1987eph2 жыл бұрын
After watching this video, I’m glad I ran track instead of playing football.
@jacedallas174 жыл бұрын
What’s the music at 0:08
@davidlee32542 жыл бұрын
At 0:09 did my man just punch him 😆
@surferguy19745 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know the name of the music playing in the background?
@master194111 ай бұрын
i want to know too
@TheYounggostra8 жыл бұрын
I'm hungry!
@mortensen19617 жыл бұрын
That's nice. I just finished off a nice, juicy ribeye steak. . .
@milessmith21712 жыл бұрын
I use like watching his Nephew Courtney Upshaw for the Ravens
@anthonyboone5813 жыл бұрын
HIGHWAY "63" THAT TIME WAS THE NFL !
@merkury065 жыл бұрын
The game was great then.
@mylittlepitbull3143 Жыл бұрын
That football looked like a little Nerf football in his hands. Come on Raiders let's keep this winning streak alive!
@damianjackson22983 жыл бұрын
I like Gene vs buc buchanan
@brodyreyes32355 жыл бұрын
If y'all don't believe me born in robstown tx I was 10 miles away from him I'm 14 he's like 73
@leonardorivera51676 жыл бұрын
I live and play in the same town he played high school football in🙄
@davidjohnson7845 жыл бұрын
Who was the guys name on Kansas City chiefs was it bike duke cannon
@richardmorris70633 жыл бұрын
Nearly the perfect Guard,size,strength & fast when pulling.had a little mean streak too.hog Hannah was #1,but take your pick.
@theonewhoknocks56723 жыл бұрын
Jean up shaw
@theonewhoknocks56723 жыл бұрын
Jean up shaw
@theonewhoknocks56723 жыл бұрын
Jean up shaw
@Fnoel983568 жыл бұрын
1 of the best offensive guards of all time. my top 5 is Bruce Mathews Gene Upshaw Larry Allen Billy Shaw & Joe Deleamelaire.
@greensmithfootball107 жыл бұрын
john hannah isn't in your top 5? tsk tsk
@whoami75337 жыл бұрын
+Mike Greensmith I agree. no John Hannah?
@michaelweaver67334 жыл бұрын
Isn’t John Hannah regarded as the best offensive lineman of all time? How can he not be on a list of best guards?
@thomaskelly85714 жыл бұрын
Only thing is you're forgetting arguably the greatest OL man of all time John Hannah
@mastersironmantarmstrong71482 жыл бұрын
Joe Jacoby
@RyanLBrown93964 жыл бұрын
15 years in the trenches Unbelievable
@jeremykrause153 Жыл бұрын
The raiders used many different running backs due to the offensive line being so dominant.
@TripSoul106 ай бұрын
“I’m watching the Oakland Raiders & I’m watching the Kansas City Chiefs..”
@caponekingpinking99174 жыл бұрын
Mean gene
@garrettking70893 жыл бұрын
Raiders and the Chiefs still hate each other
@davidjohnson7845 жыл бұрын
So for letting it say bike duke cannon I meant buck duke cannon
@kjuergens19855 жыл бұрын
Gene Upshaw is an identical voice twin of Jimi Hendrix.
@aidanmj1927 Жыл бұрын
What does that say about Buc Bucannon where is he on this list?