[1] Gunderman played college football at University of Virginia from 1953 to 1956.
[1] He played on both offense and defense at Virginia and developed a reputation as "a scrapper", "a special weapon", and a player with "a zest for contact.
[4] The Lions traded him to the Pittsburgh Steelers in August 1957 in exchange for a draft choice.
[4][1] He signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in April 1959,[6] but he was injured in a car crash in June 1959,[7] then cut by the club in August.
[1] Gunderman died in West Milford, New Jersey on May 28, 2024, at the age of 89.