Dan Upperco | |
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Born | May 23, 1963 |
Education | |
Occupation(s) | Corporate executive, entrepreneur |
American football career |
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Career information | |
High school: | William R. Boone High School |
College: | Columbia University |
Position: | Tight end |
Career history | |
Los Angeles Raiders (1985) | |
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.
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]
He 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 with 13. He made the All-Ivy League teams every year during his varsity career (1st team his junior & senior year, Honorable Mention sophomore year). [4] [7] He was Sporting News Preseason All-American and made the Playboy 's Pigskin Preview Issue All-East team. He was chosen as 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]
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]
This biographical article is written
like a résumé. (May 2024) |
Currently, he is 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. 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] His 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]
Dan Upperco | |
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Born | May 23, 1963 |
Education | |
Occupation(s) | Corporate executive, entrepreneur |
American football career |
|
Career information | |
High school: | William R. Boone High School |
College: | Columbia University |
Position: | Tight end |
Career history | |
Los Angeles Raiders (1985) | |
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.
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]
He 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 with 13. He made the All-Ivy League teams every year during his varsity career (1st team his junior & senior year, Honorable Mention sophomore year). [4] [7] He was Sporting News Preseason All-American and made the Playboy 's Pigskin Preview Issue All-East team. He was chosen as 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]
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]
This biographical article is written
like a résumé. (May 2024) |
Currently, he is 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. 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] His 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]