| Millard Roy Seldin | |
| Birth Date: | August 8, 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Date: | January 24, 2020 |
| Death Place: | Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Iowa |
| Occupation: | 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 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]