Ned Underwood:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1954-2004, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Underwood, Ned | |
| Title: | Ned Underwood Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1954-2004 | |
| Abstract: | Scrapbook memorabilia and photographs pertaining to former Texas Tech basketball player Ned Underwood. | |
| Collection # | U 298.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 Box (0.3 linear foot) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Ned Underwood played basketball for the Snyder High School Tigers and was an all-district player. The promising player then joined the men's basketball team at Texas Technological College.
His 1955-1956 team included Bobby Wilson, Earl Redwine, Eugene Carpenter, Du-Wayne Blackshear, Logan Cummings, Sterling Gibson, Royce Elam, Harry Scaling, Jim Reed, Trainer Bo Midkiff, Coach Gene Gibson, Manager Dennis Calvert and Coach Polk Robinson. He served as captain of the Men's Basketball team for the 1956-1957 season.
Underwood and his teammates returned to Lubbock in 2004 to attend an event in honor of Coach Polk Robinson. Robinson's last year of coaching in 1961 was highlighted by his team's winning of the SWC title.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of scrapbook materials and photographs which were loaned for photocopying. The items have also been scanned onto CD-ROM.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Dale, Jack | ||
| Gibson, Gene | ||
| Ince, Carl | ||
| Knight, Bobby | ||
| Robinson, Polk | ||
| Reed, Jim | ||
| Scaling, Harry | ||
| Underwood, Ned | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Southwest Conference (U.S.) | ||
| Texas Tech University | ||
| Texas Technological College | ||
| Subjects | ||
| College athletes--Photographs | ||
| College athletes--Statistics | ||
| College athletes--Texas--Lubbock--Photographs | ||
| College sports | ||
| College sports--Texas--Lubbock--Photographs | ||
| Texas Technological College--Sports--Photographs | ||
| Texas Tech University--Basketball--History | ||
| Texas Tech University--Basketball--Photographs | ||
| Texas Tech University--Sports--History | ||
Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Ned Underwood Papers, 1954-2004, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Accession number(s):
2004-0085-B
Loaned for Copying, 2004
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 2004
Collection Inventory
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | CD-ROMS (4 items), undated | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | The Photographs, dated , are photocopies. All have been scanned and placed onto the CD-ROMs. 1994-1998 | |||||||||||