Frank N. Seerley  Frank N. Seerley (November 21, 1859 – 1946) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, the Springfield YMCA Training School of Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1892 to 1894, compiling a record of 7–3–2. He was the brother of Homer Horatio Seerley, president of the Iowa State Normal School / Iowa State Teachers College Teachers College—now known as University of Northern Iowa—from 1886 to 1928.