Английская Википедия:Dan Upperco
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Orphan Dan Upperco (born May 23, 1963) is a corporate executive, entrepreneur, and former American football tight end for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League.[1] He signed as a free agent in 1985 after achieving All-Ivy League[2] honors 3 years running at Columbia University.
High school career
Three sports letterman at William R. Boone High School in Orlando, Florida playing football, basketball and competed in track and field.[3] In basketball was first-team All-Metro Conference and in football played tight end and defensive end making the All-State team playing in the 1981 Sunshine State Game,[4] was chosen first-team to the All-Metro Conference and All-Central Florida squads, MVP of his high school football team and school Hall of Fame.[5]
College career
- Finished his college career at Columbia University with 16 touchdowns, 107 receptions, 1,587 receiving yards averaging over 35 catches and over 500 yards during each of his three varsity years.[6]
- Setting a number of Columbia records and at one time held the Ivy League record of catches in a single game, 13.
- Made the All-Ivy League teams every year during his varsity career (1st team his junior & senior year, Honorable Mention sophomore year).[4][7]
- Sporting News Preseason All-American
- Playboy 's Pigskin Preview Issue All-East team
- Chosen team MVP his senior year winning the prestigious “Smythe Cup”[8] with Columbia's football tradition being the 3rd longest in the nation playing the 2nd collegiate football game in 1870.[9]
Professional sports career
Upperco signed with the Oakland Raiders franchise, which at the time was located in Los Angeles. He played during the pre-season and had a knee injury against the Dallas Cowboys sidelining him for the rest of the 1985 season.[10] He served as a two-term vice president and one term as treasurer for the National Football League Retired Players Association – Tri-State Chapter.[1]
Education
- B.A. in economics - Columbia University (Dean's List, Class Marshall)
- M.B.A. in finance - Rutgers University
- Executive M.B.A. from the Ashridge Management College in Berkhamsted, England.
Business career
Currently, senior vice president at Mubadala Development Company, the strategic investment arm of the government of Abu Dhabi, $48 billion of assets under management and revenue of $7.6 billion for 2011.[7] Roles for Mubadala include chief financial officer of a multimillion-dollar global facilities management,[10] development and infrastructure company and senior vice president roles in the company's Aerospace ($1.6 billion / $3.5 billion assets) and Real Estate & Hospitality ($450 million revenue / $3 billion assets) Business Units.[11] Business career includes corporate, Wall Street and entrepreneurial positions at MTB Banking Corporation, AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Laboratories, Cares Built, Avaya Business Solutions, Virgin Mobile USA and Financial Recovery Services.[12]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 NFL Players. Dan Upperco
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