Millard Roy Seldin | |
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Born | August 8, 1926
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | January 24, 2020
Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
Education | University of Iowa |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, horsebreeder |
Known for |
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's Nebraska Horse Breeder of the Year (1988) Co-founder of Southwest Value Partners (1990) |
Spouse | Beverly Seldin |
Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
Millard Seldin (August 8, 1926 – January 24, 2020) was an American real estate developer, banker, basketball investor, and horsebreeder.
Seldin was born on August 8, 1926, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. [1] [2] [3] His father, Ben I. Seldin, an immigrant from Russia, founded Seldin Insurance Co., acquired motels in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, and developed 17 apartment complexes and four shopping centers. [4] Seldin served in the United States Navy during World War II for two years, and he graduated from the University of Iowa in 1951. [5]
Seldin co-founded Seldin and Seldin with his father Ben when he was still in college. [3] He later founded Seldin Development and Management Company, a real estate development and management company in Omaha, Nebraska, [1] where he built many structures including the Royalwood Office Center, Camelot Village and Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge. [3] Seldin also co-founded[ when?] the Hawkeye Bank in Iowa. [1] In 1990, he co-founded Southwest Value Partners, another real estate development company in Scottsdale, Arizona, with Robert Sarver. [1] Seldin was also a minority owner in Phoenix Mercury and Phoenix Suns, two basketball teams. [1]
As a horsebreeder, Seldin owned Love Lock, Pretty Greeley, Golden Yank, Cherokee Lord, Dr. Hugs, and Greeley's Conquest. [2] He was named the Nebraska Horse Breeder of the Year by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association in 1988. [3]
With his wife Beverly, Seldin had two sons, Scott and Derry, and a daughter, Traci Moser. He resided in Omaha, Nebraska and Paradise Valley, Arizona, where he died on January 24, 2020, at age 93. [1] [2] [3]