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What is the "GU" sticker means that is on the NFL helmets?

Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr. (aka Uptown Gene) (August 15, 1945 to August 20, 2008) was an American football player for Oakland Raiders and executive director National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). In 1987 he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Upshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 for his achievements as a player and a union leader. In 2004, the NCAA Division II sports information directors awarded the first Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the year. It is presented each year during the weekend of the NCAA Division II Football Championship by the Manheim Touchdown Club (Pennsylvania). After his sudden death, the NFL announced that for the entire 2008 season, all 32 teams will wear a patch on the left chest of jerseys with the initials "GU" and his number 63, his jersey number with the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders, with whom Upshaw played his entire 15 year career Hall Fame will also honor him in their match of the season opener against the Denver Broncos with a video tribute and a replica of the painted uniform field. The patch will also be painted on the field at Giants Stadium when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins open the season in the NFL, September 4. In his honor, The NFL has announced that for the 2008-2009 season, each player will wear a "GU" patch, also with the number of Gene 63; for opening games of the season the "GU" and "63" are inscribed on the ground. However, during week 2 of the 2008 season in the NFL, the "GU 63" patch was replaced by a helmet sticker on all NFL players. Only the Oakland Raiders will wear a jersey patch for the entire season. He died at the age 63. Coincidentally, the jersey number he wore during his Hall of Fame career was 63.

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