Jack Underwood
Jack Underwood | |
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Position (s): End |
Jersey number (s): 14 |
born on August 12, 1894 in Hinckley, Minnesota, USA | |
died on December 31, 1936 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA | |
Career information | |
Active : 1924 - 1929 | |
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Career statistics | |
Games | 33 |
as a starter | 23 |
Touchdown | 3 |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John Patrick "Jack" Underwood (born August 12, 1894 in Hinckley , Minnesota , USA ; † December 31, 1936 in Duluth , Minnesota) was an American football player . He played for the Duluth Kelleys / Eskimos , the Buffalo Bisons , the Pottsville Maroons and the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL).
Player career
Jack Underwood signed a professional contract with the Duluth Kelleys in 1923, who were trained by Joey Sternaman . In 1926, the later members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame John McNally , Ernie Nevers and Walt Kiesling joined the team from Duluth , which was renamed Duluth Eskimos later that year. Underwood did not win a title with his team. For the 1927 season, he first joined the Pottsville Maroons to switch to the Buffalo Bisons during the season . In 1929 Underwood joined the Chicago Cardinals , which could also sign Ernie Nevers and his former teammates in the Eskimos Russ Method and Bill Stein for that season . Underwood did not win the title with his new team from Chicago . He ended his playing career after this game year,
Individual evidence
Web links
source
- Chuck Frederick: Leatherheads of the North. The true Story of Ernie Nevers & the Duluth Eskimos. X-communication, Duluth MN 2007, ISBN 978-1-887317-32-0 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Underwood, Jack |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Underwood, John Patrick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1894 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hinckley, Minnesota, USA |
DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1936 |
Place of death | Duluth, Minnesota, USA |