Jack Underman | |
Position: | Center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Birth Date: | August 17, 1925 |
Birth Place: | Elyria, Ohio U.S. |
Death Place: | Elyria, Ohio, U.S. |
High School: | West (Columbus, Ohio) |
College: | Ohio State (1943–1947) |
Draft Year: | 1947 |
Draft League: | BAA |
Draft Round: | 1 |
Draft Pick: | 7 |
Draft Team: | St. Louis Bombers |
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John O. Underman[1] (August 17, 1925 – October 23, 1969)[2] was an American basketball player. Underman was selected in the 1947 BAA draft by the St. Louis Bombers after a collegiate career at Ohio State (OSU), although he never played professionally.[3] [4] Underman went to West High School in Columbus prior to choosing hometown OSU for college.[5] He led the Big Nine Conference in scoring as a junior in 1945–46, the same season the Buckeyes made the NCAA Final Four and won the Third Place game.
Underman then became an oral surgeon. He died in a car crash on October 23, 1969, at age 44.[6]