Douglas Richard Underwood (28 May 1946 – 14 May 2024) was an Australian motorcycle speedway rider.
[1] Born in Perth, Western Australia, Underwood's early racing experience was in scrambles, finishing runner-up in the 1969 West Australian Scrambles Championship and tenth in the 1970 Australian Scrambles Championship (in the unlimited class).
[2] After averaging over five points per match in his debut season, he improved to over 6.5 in 1974, which together with some impressive performances at Leicester Stadium attracted interest from top flight Leicester Lions, who signed him in 1975.
Underwood rode internationally for Australia against the British Lions in both 1971–72 and 1974–75.
[2] Underwood was a carpenter by trade, and also competed in rifle shooting, representing Western Australia in the Air Cadets Rifle Shooting Championship.