Appearances: S1: Reaper
Family: widow, Betty Fordman; son, Whitney Fordman
Bio: George Fordman was a Vietnam veteran, having eared a Purple Heart and a Silver Star before taking over his family's sporting goods store. By the age of 50, George had developed a bad heart, putting him in and out of the hospital in 2001 and 2002, which had left his son Whitney to look after the business in his spare time. After being hospitalized in early 2002, George had received a visit from Tyler Randall, a metahuman with the ability to turn organic matter into ash with just a touch. Tyler had sought to end Mr. Fordman's suffering by using his ability to euthanize him, but Clark Kent had learned what Tyler had meant to do and had stopped him just in time. Shortly afterward, Clark had asked Lex Luthor to pull some strings and get the Metropolis Sharks to let Whitney play with them so that Mr. Fordman could see his son play professional football before he'd died. A few weeks later, Mr. Fordman had succumbed to his condition, and had been buried in the Smallville Cemetery. It was Mr. Fordman's death that had compelled Whitney to enlist in the Marines, just like his father.
Portrayed By: Dale Wilson
