National Football Foundation

A 1950 graduate of the University of Nebraska with a degree in mechanical engineering, Veitzer served in the United States Army from 1951-53. In 1955, he became president of the Omaha Bedding Company. Veitzer has served his industry by working on several national boards of directors, including the National Association Bedding Manufacturers Board of Trustees, The Better Sleep Council Board of Directors, and as President of the National Association of Bedding Manufacturers.
 
For the past 40 years, he has served on the Mid-America Boy Scout Council and is a member of The Children’s Memorial Hospital Board of Directors. Veitzer has also been a longtime member of the Nebraska Chapter of the National Football Foundation and served as president starting in 1990. The chapter exceeded 1,000 members under his leadership.