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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]

References

  1. ^ "1969 - 1960 Pro Football Necrology List". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ivory Wayne Underwood". doddridgecountyroots.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Wayne Underwood". nfl.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "EX-GRIDDER DIES". The Norwalk Hour. Associated Press. October 27, 1967. p. 23. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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