Nationality American Died October 23, 1969 Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Height 1.98 m | Name Jack Underman Position Center Role Basketball Player | |
NBA draft 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall College Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball (1945–1947) | ||
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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