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Jack Underwood

1894 – 1936

American football player

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Lived 1894 – 1936 (aged 42). Jack Underwood was an American american football player.

John Carlyle Underwood was an American professional football player born in Stillwater Minnesota. The Jack Underwood documented in "The Real Leatherheads" book claims it was John Patrick Underwood from Hinkley, MN, but that's incorrect. (I need some help with this, but the partial information I'm supplying was confirmed by the NFL Historian.) Underwood did not go to school and was delivering ice in Virginia Minnesota in the teens when he was drafted into the AEF., He played football and baseball in the AEF, and after the war in Hibbing Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin before joining the Duluth Kelley Hardware football team. He was one of four early NFL players from Virginia MN, the others being the three Rooney brothers. Underwood made his professional debut in the National Football League with the hometown Duluth Kelleys. He played for the Kelleys (later renamed the Duluth Eskimos), Chicago Cardinals, and Pottsville Maroons.

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John Patrick Underwood

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jack Underwood?

American football player (1894-1936)

When was Jack Underwood born?

Jack Underwood was born on 8 December 1894 in Hinckley.

When did Jack Underwood die?

Jack Underwood died on 31 December 1936.

What was Jack Underwood's occupation?

Jack Underwood was an american football player.

What nationality was Jack Underwood?

Jack Underwood was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jack Underwood

· Wikidata: Q1677230

· DBpedia: Jack Underwood

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