Jack Underman

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Jack Underman
Underman from the 1946 Makio
Personal information
BornAugust 17, 1925
Elyria, Ohio U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1969(1969-10-23) (aged 44)
Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High schoolWest (Columbus, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (1943–1947)
BAA draft1947: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Bombers
PositionCenter
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

John O. Underman[1] (August 17, 1925 – October 23, 1969)[2][3] 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.[4][5] Underman went to West High School in Columbus prior to choosing hometown OSU for college.[6] 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.[3] He died in a car crash on October 23, 1969, at age 44.[7]

  1. ^ "2012–13 Ohio State Men's Basketball Team Guide" (PDF). Media Information (page 21). Ohio State University. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "John Underman Died on October 1, 1969". SaleSpider Media. 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Elyria Dentist Killed in Crash", The (Toledo) Blade, p. 5, October 24, 1969, retrieved December 6, 2013
  4. ^ "1947 BAA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Rea, Mark (2008). "OSU's Other NBA First-Rounders". Wordpress. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "Underman wins award". The Athens Messenger. March 17, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  7. ^ ""Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," index". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 10, 2013.