Dead or Alive - Gene Upshaw?

Dead. As of yesterday.

Upshaw, head of the NFL players union, died last night.

Upshaw played his entire 15-year, hall-of-fame career as an offensive guard with the Oakland Raiders. In recent years Upshaw drew criticism for his seemingly hard core stance against aiding retired NFL and AFL players who were struggling financially after leaving the game, particularly older players from past eras of the 40s, 50s, and 60s.

He was 63.