Olen Underwood

American football player (born 1942)

American football player

Olen UnderwoodNo. 54, 56, 50

Position:| Linebacker
Personal information
Born:|  (1942-05-25) May 25, 1942 (age 82)
Holly Grove, Texas, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:| Channelview (TX)[1]
College:| Texas
NFL draft:| 1965 / round: 14 / pick: 183
Career history

* New York Giants (1965)
* Houston Oilers (1966–1970)
* Denver Broncos (1971)

Career highlights and awards

* National champion (1963)
* First-team All-SWC (1964)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Olen Ulesus Underwood (born May 25, 1942) is a former American college and professional football player. A linebacker, he played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, and played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers from 1966 through 1969. In 1980, he took the bench of the 284th District Court for the State of Texas, and held that elected position until retiring in 2005. In 1996, he was appointed by then Governor George W. Bush to be the presiding judge of the Second Administrative Judicial Region of Texas.

Underwood's daughter, Nancilea Foster competed in diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Underwoods's daughter, Kelley Inman Underwoods's daughter, Holly Reynolds

## See also

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* Other American Football League players

## References

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1. ^ "Channelview (CHS) Class of 1960 Alumni List". Channelview High School. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

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New York Giants 1965 NFL draft selections

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* Chuck Mercein
* Bob Timberlake
* Henry Carr
* Frank Lambert
* Willie Williams
* John Frick
* Ben Crenshaw
* Ernie Koy
* Jim Carroll
* Spider Lockhart
* Olen Underwood
* Mike Giers
* Tom Good
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* Mike Ciccolella
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1963 Texas Longhorns football—consensus national champions

* Scott Appleton
* Duke Carlisle
* Tommy Ford
* Jim Hudson
* Ernie Koy, Jr.
* Marvin Kristynik
* Pete Lammons
* David McWilliams
* Tommy Nobis
* George Sauer, Jr.
* Diron Talbert
* Olen Underwood
* Tommy Wade

* Head coach: Darrell Royal

* Assistant coaches: Mike Campbell
* Pat Culpepper
* Art Davis
*   * Jim Pittman
*   * Charles Shira

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