As a player he was a running back at Cal Lutheran from 1970-1973 and a member of the 1971 CLU football team that won the NAIA Division II national championship. His overall record stands  9THin all time CLU rushing yards with 1566.  His roommate on the road was Rod Marinelli, 

He started his coaching career in Oxnard with Santa Clara High, then Royal High in Simi Valley before being offered a position of Offensive Coordinator under Coach Bob Shoup which he held for 10 years. He then returned to Royal High School as Head Coach. Uebelhardt recently decided to retire from coaching the Royal football team after 21 years of service at which as head coach he won 106 games and two Marmonte League titles.