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.[1][2] He played college football at Marshall University.
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Born: | (1913-12-08)December 8, 1913 West Union, West Virginia |
Died: | October 26, 1967(1967-10-26) (aged 53) Grantsville, West Virginia |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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College: | Marshall |
Position: | Tackle |
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Underwood played in three games for the Cleveland Rams in 1937.[3]
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][5] He died of a heart attack on October 26, 1967.[5]