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 Seymour was born in 1947 and grew up in Berkley, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
[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.
[4] Seymour missed most of the 1969 season with a knee injury, appearing only briefly in one game against Michigan State.
[2] Seymour was again selected as a first-team player on the 1970 All-Big Ten Conference football team.