John Jacob "Bill" Seip (August 14, 1882 – April 20, 1940) was a player of American football at the college level.

LSU

He was a prominent

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for the

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, elected to the

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in 1937. Seip was also selected for LSU's All-Time football team in 1935. Seip was one of many players on LSU teams of this era from

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, including Doc Fenton and

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. He was nominated though not selected for an ''Associated Press'' All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.

1907

Seip ran back a 67-yard punt return in LSU's first ever bowl game, as well as the first football game played by an American team outside of the United States, the 1907

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. LSU beat the

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56 to 0.

1908

Seip was a member of the 1908 LSU Tigers football team which went 10–0 and was selected as national champion by the National Championship Foundation.

1909

He was selected All-Southern in 1909.

1910

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was a disastrous year for the Tigers. After the 1908 campaign, and a strong 1909 campaign which saw their only SIAA loss come to SIAA champion

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, the team lost some star power. Stovall, end, Mike Lally, halfback, and Seip would all be lost for the year. Seip was ruled ineligible the week before the Sewanee game.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seip, John 1882 births 1940 deaths LSU Tigers football players American football ends American football fullbacks Players of American football from Pennsylvania All-Southern college football players