Phil Seymour (American football)

Phil Seymour
No. 91
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
Date of death: June 5, 2013 (age 65)
Career information
College: Michigan
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Ten (1968, 1970)
  • Academic All-American (1970)

Philip Hogan "Phil" Seymour (December 17, 1947 - June 5, 2013) was an American football player. He played college football as a defensive end at the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1970 and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten Conference player in both 1968 and 1970. He was also named an Academic All-American in 1970

Early years

Seymour was born in 1947 and grew up in Berkley, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He attended Salesian High School in Detroit.[1] His cousins, Paul Seymour and Jim Seymour, attended Shrine Catholic High School, and both went on to become All-American football players at Michigan and Notre Dame, respectively.

University of Michigan

Seymour enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1966 and played college football as a defensive end for the Michigan Wolverines football teams under head coaches Bump Elliott and Bo Schembechler from 1967 to 1970.[1] As a sophomore, he started all 10 games at defensive end and one game at offensive end for coach Elliott's final team—the 1968 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled an 8-2 record and was ranked #12 in the final AP Poll.[2] Seymour led the 1968 Michigan team with 92 tackles, including a career-high 17 tackles against California in the first game of the season.[3] At the end of the season, Seymour was selected as a first-team defensive end on the 1968 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4]

Seymour missed most of the 1969 season with a knee injury, appearing only briefly in one game against Michigan State.[3][5]

As a senior, Seymour started seven games at defensive end, while his cousin Paul Seymour started nine games at tight end, for the 1970 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 9-1 record, allowed only 90 points on defense (9 points per game), and finished the season ranked #7 in the final UPI poll.[2] Seymour was again selected as a first-team player on the 1970 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[6] He also earned Academic All-America honors in 1970.[7]

Later years

Seymour later graduated from the University of Maryland Law School.[7] He was married to Julie Ann (Pastula) Seymour for 41 years, and they had three children, Ann, Maureen, and Patrick. Seymour died in 2013 at age 65.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "All-Time Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "1968 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Podolak and Meskimen Named All-Big 10" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1968. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Phil Seymour's longest season". The Michigan Daily. October 23, 1969. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Buckeyes place 6 on all-Big Ten team". The Bryan Times (AP story). November 27, 1970. p. 10.
  7. 1 2 "University of Michigan Football Academic All-Americans". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Death Notice: Philip Hogan Seymour". Michigan.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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