Seth Burkholder

Seth Burkholder (born December 17, 1982) is a former American football placekicker.

Burkholder attended Bluffton High School, in Bluffton, Ohio, where he was a member of the football, basketball, and track teams.

Overlooked graduating from a small high school, Burkholder enrolled at Division III powerhouse Ohio Northern University for his freshman season in the fall of 2001. Burkholder won the starting kicker role in preseason and excelled throughout the regular season. Burkholder was rewarded for his success by being named to the All-Region team. He is the only player in the history of Ohio Northern's storied football program to be named All-Region as a freshman.

After a successful freshman season, Burkholder decided to transfer to Division I member Purdue University.

After sitting out one year as a transfer, he moved back to Ohio and enrolled at Bluffton University where he played his final two seasons of eligibility. In 2004, Burkholder became the starting kicker and punter for the Beavers, a return to Division III. Burkholder went on to start for two outstanding seasons at Bluffton, becoming the only player in the history of the HCAC to be named both first team all conference kicker and first team all conference punter.

After a great collegiate career, Burkholder was invited to multiple NFL combines and tryouts. NFL teams showed interest in Burkholder and he was even placed on several short lists for future team consideration over the next 4 years.

In 2010, Burkholder pursued and started to play both in the minor leagues as well as in arena/indoor football leagues.

In 2018, Burkholder retired from football.