The Pick Is In: Gene Upshaw drafted No. 17 in 1968 NFL Draft
With the Raiders holding the No. 17 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, take a look at some of the best photos of Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw — who was selected at No. 17 overall in the 1967 NFL Draft by the Silver and Black.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/vblidiiyywcv40mcbshb.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/kvgksb6ilvowu4qiusms.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/dc0tu4mqccjpjelnkqdx.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/c4qikzggrkzxosckfjqd.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/ilxvm8yfpdlhh1e3onn2.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/o0as43uezjax0hjh7pih.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/jsfmeyg2ezcnkvqx0ajc.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/auntko7mw3ttpxunoafv.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/miiivcmnpmxgswdxwkfs.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/sr5mmedkrgwrkrvotcno.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/tznzvdmhejiayiwjm9c5.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/evmjje6ngbbck80xoulz.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/prh72tydoi4mayytk7ki.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/c3sdrpht9e1bs7akznsz.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/yxmt050yyprrfdc24enc.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/gdtrftb2xuzb2r9osqfx.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/zb7z3apiohfnclckvgn8.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/puoqt3iofduimzpfcoyy.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/pf8zm6zzeilxylrvd6ev.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.
![Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/lm25zyxq6ua7lnqnjnjz.jpg)
Gene Upshaw was selected by the Raiders in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft out of Texas A&I. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 after playing in 217 regular-season games with 207 starts, 24 playoff games and three Super Bowls (II, XI, XV). Upshaw was named to seven All-Star Games/Pro Bowls and named 1st Team All-Pro five times.