Wilhelm ended up stepping up and taking the blame, while insulting the faux George Steinbrenner in the process, all in order to take a position with the New York Mets, which was the job that George had been hoping to get, thus inspiring his plan.
Seinfeld fans will definitely remember Herd as Mr. Wilhelm, who was George’s supervisor during the character’s stint as assistant to the traveling secretary for the New York Yankees.
He also was brainwashed by a carpet cleaning cult, which was also a laugh riot.
In one of his more famous moments, Wilhelm took the fall for George when the latter dragged the Yankees’ World Series trophy around with his car, in an attempt to get fired.