George Seeman

George McHenry Seeman Jr. (Sometimes spelled Seemann.) He attended grade school and high school in Omaha, Nebraska, being a standout end for the football team at Omaha Central High School. In addition to football, Seeman also competed in track and field and wrestling in high school. As a senior at Omaha Central, he won the state heavyweight wrestling championship. He played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers freshman football team that year, He later returned to the Cornhuskers at end and was named honorable mention All-Big Six Conference in 1938 and the second-team All-Big Six as a senior in 1939. He served as a team captain as a senior. After his senior football season, he was invited to compete at the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game. In August, before joining the Packers for training camp, he played against the Packers in the Chicago All-Star Game. He initially made the Packers' roster but was later released on September 17, 1940, after having appeared in only one game as a backup. Shortly afterwards, he signed with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL); however, he did not appear in any games for the Chiefs. Later life and death Seeman joined the United States Army Air Forces in 1941. In the Army Air Forces, Seeman reached the rank of captain. He served in World War II and piloted a B-25 bomber, serving over 50 combat missions in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. He received several honors for his service, including the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters, and the Purple Heart.

Seeman married Suzanne Roeder, and after the war, they moved to Raynham, Massachusetts. He had two daughters and a son. He was interested in real estate and served with the board of directors for the Taunton Savings Bank. He later moved to Glen, New Hampshire, and died in Hanover on August 31, 1998, at the age of 82. In his final years, he had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.