Birth Date: | November 22, 1946 |
Birth Place: | Robstown, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Modesto, California, U.S. |
Number: | 84, 81, 71 |
Position1: | Defensive end |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 260 |
College: | Trinity, Texas |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1968 |
Nfldraftedround: | 1 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 21 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Cleveland Browns |
Playing Years1: | 1968–1969 |
Playing Team1: | Cleveland Browns |
Playing Years2: | 1970–1975 |
Playing Team2: | Kansas City Chiefs |
Playing Years3: | 1976 |
Playing Team3: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Databasefootball-Archive: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055054/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=UPSHAMAR01 |
Marvin Allen Upshaw (November 22, 1946 – June 4, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Trinity Tigers. Upshaw played nine seasons in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns (1968–1969), the Kansas City Chiefs (1970–1975) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1976). His older brother Gene also played in the NFL.[1]
Upshaw died in Modesto, California, on June 4, 2024, at the age of 77.[2]