Upshaw is a
surname
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of
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Peoples, culture, and language
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origin. Notable people with this name include:
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Alexander B. Upshaw (1874-1909), a
Crow people
The Crow, whose autonym is Apsáalooke (), also spelled Absaroka, are Native Americans living primarily in southern Montana. Today, the Crow people have a federally recognized tribe, the Crow Tribe of Montana, with an Indian reservation loca ...
('Apsaroke') American - Indian interpreter and assistant to photographer and writer
Edward S. Curtis
Edward Sherriff Curtis (February 19, 1868 – October 19, 1952) was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people. Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow Catcher", Curtis traveled ...
in documenting
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the mainland United States ( Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, Alaska and territories of the United State ...
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Cecil Upshaw
Cecil Lee Upshaw Jr. (October 22, 1942 – February 7, 1995) was an American professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher, who had a nine- year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1966–1969, 1971–1975), for the Atlanta Braves and Ho ...
(1942–1995), American baseball player
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Courtney Upshaw
Courtney Tremaine Upshaw (born December 13, 1989) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama.
High school career
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(born 1989), American football player
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Dawn Upshaw
Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960) is an American soprano. She is the recipient of several Grammy Awards and has released a number of Edison Award-winning discs; she performs both opera and art song, and her repertoire spans Baroque to contempor ...
(born 1960), American operatic and classical soprano
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Gene Upshaw
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008), also known as "Uptown Gene" and "Highway 63", was an American professional football player for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later the National F ...
(1945–2008), American football player
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Grace Upshaw
Grace Upshaw Tyler (born September 25, 1975) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She represented the United States in her specialty at the Summer Olympics in both 2004 and 2008. She has also reached the long jum ...
(born 1975), American Olympic track and field athlete
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Jessica Upshaw
Jessica Sibley Upshaw (August 31, 1959 – March 24, 2013) was an Americans, American politician and lawyer.
Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Upshaw received her bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Mississippi and practiced law. ...
(1959–2013), American politician and lawyer
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Jody Upshaw
Jody Upshaw (born 2003) is a Canadian R&B artist.
Career
At age 14 in 2018, Upshaw released her debut EP. Upshaw released the single "Glitter and Gold" with teen rapper Shay Pitts that same year. Upshaw's single "Straight Shooter" was produced ...
(born 2003), Canadian R&B musician
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Kelvin Upshaw
Kelvin Parnell Upshaw (born January 24, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 6'2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played competitively at Chicago's Marshall High School, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Colleg ...
(born 1963), American basketball player
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L. W. Upshaw, American college football coach
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Marvin Upshaw
Marvin Allen "Marv" Upshaw (born November 22, 1946 in Robstown, Texas) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He played nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns (1968–1969), the Kansas City Chiefs (1970†...
(born 1946), American football player
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Orrin Upshaw
Orrin Thomas Upshaw (July 23, 1874 – August 15, 1937) was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of ''Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1'' ...
(1874–1937), American Olympic tug-of-war athlete
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Regan Upshaw
Regan Charles Upshaw (born August 12, 1975) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) between 1996 and 2004. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1996 NFL D ...
(born 1975), American football player
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Reggie Upshaw
Reginald Eugene Upshaw Jr. (born April 7, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League. He competed in college for Middle Tennessee State University.
Early life and high school career
Upshaw ...
(born 1995), American basketball player in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball co ...
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Robert Upshaw
Robert Ridjell Upshaw (born January 5, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for Fresno State and the University of Washington.
College career
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(born 1994), American basketball player
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T. D. Upshaw (fl. 1930–1931), American college football coach
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William D. Upshaw
William David Upshaw (October 15, 1866 – November 21, 1952) served eight years in Congress (1919–1927), where he was such a strong proponent of the temperance movement that he became known as the "driest of the drys." In Congress, Upshaw ...
(1866–1952), American prohibitionist and politician from Georgia; U.S. representative 1919–27
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Willie Upshaw
Willie Clay Upshaw (born April 27, 1957 in Blanco, Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played first base for the Toronto Blue Jays (1978, 1980–1987) and Cleveland Indians (1988), both of the American League.
Following his Major ...
(born 1957), American baseball player
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Zeke Upshaw
Zena Ray "Zeke" Upshaw (May 27, 1991 – March 26, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He began his college basketball career with the Illinois State Redbirds. After playing sparingly for three seasons, he transferred to join the ...
(1991–2018), American basketball player
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