Clarence Underwood
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 3, 1912 Beckley, West Virginia |
| Died | December 22, 1985 (aged 73) Houston, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1933–1935 | Marshall University |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938–1941 | Woodrow Wilson HS (assistant) |
| 1942 | Woodrow Wilson HS |
| 1948–1957 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1957–1966 | Thomas Jefferson HS |
| 1966–1977 | Kentucky (assistant) |
Clarence "Buckshot" Underwood (October 3, 1912 – December 22, 1985) was an American football coach.
Underwood played football player at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia. He played tackle and fullback where the coaches referred to him, “as one of the greatest gridders ever turned out by Woodrow Wilson.” He was awarded a gold football by Woodrow Wilson, an honor rarely attained. Upon graduation from Woodrow Wilson, “Red” (a nickname he picked up while in high school) entered the Oak Ridge Military Academy in North Carolina, where he played football and boxed. After one year at the military academy, Red enrolled at Marshall College (now Marshall University), Huntington, West Virginia, in 1934. Red made the Buckeye Conference All-Star Team where he played guard all three years. During his time at Marshall, Red continued his boxing career, leading Marshall to several conference titles.
Clarence Underwood served in the United States Navy from December 22, 1942 until his Honorable Discharge on February 23, 1946. Lt. Underwood served for over four years in the Asiatic-Pacific Area, where he received the World War II Victory Medal.
In the fall of 1938, Clarence Underwood became an assistant coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia, his hometown, under the nationally known Head Coach Jerome Van Meter. Clarence served as the Head Coach during the 1942 season.
In 1948 after serving in the US Navy, and still using the nickname "Red," Clarence Underwood began serving as an Assistant Line Coach at the University of Kentucky, under Paul "Bear" Bryant. He quickly rose to Head Line Coach. In addition to coaching under Bear Bryant, Red refined his career at Kentucky under Coach Blanton Collier. Red was at the University of Kentucky for just over seven years, and during that time, under Coaches Bryant and Collier, Kentucky won three Southeastern Conference championships and played in the 1950 Orange Bowl, won the 1951 Sugar Bowl, and the 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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