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Jack Underman

Jack Underman
Personal information
Born August 17, 1925
Ohio
Died October 23, 1969(1969-10-23) (aged 44)
Elyria, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
College Ohio State (1943–1947)
BAA draft 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the St. Louis Bombers
Position Center
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-Big Nine (1946, 1947)
  • Ohio State MVP (1947)

John O. "Jack" Underman (August 17, 1925 – October 23, 1969) 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, although he never played professionally. 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. He died in a car crash on October 23, 1969, at age 44.



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