Wayne Underwood Explained

Wayne Underwood
Position:	Tackle
Birth Date:	8 December 1913
Birth Place:	West Union, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:	Grantsville, West Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lbs:	190
College:	Marshall
Pastteams:	Cleveland Rams

Ivory "Wayne" Underwood (December 8, 1913 – October 26, 1967) was an American football tackle who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL).^{[1] [2]} He played college football at Marshall University.

Professional career

Underwood played in three games for the Cleveland Rams in 1937.^[3]

Personal life

Underwood went on to become a high school football coach and head of the physical education department at Calhoun County High School in Grantsville, West Virginia, He is a member of the West Virginia Sportswriters Hall of Fame and the Coach Of the Year Award in the Little Kanawha Conference is named after him.^[4] He died of a heart attack on October 26, 1967.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1969 - 1960 Pro Football Necrology List . oldestlivingprofootball.com . October 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009201939/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19691960necrology.htm . October 9, 2015 .
2. Web site: Ivory Wayne Underwood . doddridgecountyroots.com . October 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009202858/http://www.doddridgecountyroots.com/bk6html/f22511.html . October 9, 2015 .
3. Web site: Wayne Underwood . nfl.com . October 9, 2015.
4. News: EX-GRIDDER DIES . The Norwalk Hour . October 27, 1967 . . October 9, 2015 . 23.