Marvin Upshaw

{{Short description|American football player (1946–2024)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|11|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Robstown, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|06|04|1946|11|22|mf=y}}

| death_place = Modesto, California, U.S.

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| number = 84, 81, 71

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| 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

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| DatabaseFootball-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055054/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=UPSHAMAR01

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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.{{Cite web |title=Marvin Upshaw |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UpshMa20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206051601/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UpshMa20.htm |archive-date=2023-02-06 |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Upshaw died in Modesto, California, on June 4, 2024, at the age of 77.{{cite news|first1=Emily|last1=Salazar|first2=Ana|last2=Tamez|title=Former NFL player, Robstown native Marvin Upshaw dies at 77|date=June 5, 2024|work=KIIT TV|url=https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/former-nfl-player-robstown-native-marvin-upshaw-dies-at-77/503-bdcdda7a-4f82-48c1-9e20-e77b7d9e278a|access-date=June 6, 2024}}