William B. Seaman Explained

William B. Seaman
Birth Date:c. 1875
Death Place:Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1895–1896
Player Team2:Washington & Jefferson
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1897
Coach Team2:Waynesburg
Coach Years3:1900
Coach Team3:Washington & Jefferson (assistant)
Coach Years4:1902–1904
Coach Team4:Washington & Jefferson
Coach Years5:1906–1909
Coach Team5:Western Reserve
Coach Sport6:Baseball
Coach Years7:1906–1907
Coach Team7:Washington Senators[1]
Overall Record:46–17–5 (football)
102–101 (baseball)
Championships:2 OAC (1907–1908)

William Bryson "Budget" Seaman (c. 1875 – April 18, 1910)[2] was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg College by—now known as Waynesburg University–in 1897, Washington & Jefferson College from 1900 to 1904, and Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—from 1906 to 1909. His Western Reserve team won two Ohio Athletic Conference titles, in 1907 and 1908, during his four-year tenure.[3]

Seaman played college football as a guard at Washington & Jefferson in 1895 and 1896. He began his coaching career in 1897 at Waynesburg.[4]

As a baseball manager of the Washington Senators in the Pennsylvania–Ohio–Maryland League for its only two seasons, he posted records of 57–44 in 1906—enough for league runner-up—and 45–75 in 1907.

Seaman was to remain the Western Reserve football coach for the 1910 season. However, he caught pneumonia in April 1910 and died in his hometown of Washington, Pennsylvania.[5]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Stinson, Mitchell Conrad (2012). Deacon Bill McKechnie: A Baseball Biography. p. 17. Jefferson, North Carolina: Mafarland and Company
  2. Web site: The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega. archive.org. May 15, 2016.
  3. Web site: William B. Seaman. Case Western Reserve University. May 15, 2016.
  4. News: . Shouted After The First Half . . . November 19, 1897 . 6 . September 27, 2021 . .
  5. News: . Budget Seaman A Pneumonia Victim . The Daily Notes . . April 18, 1910 . 1 . September 18, 2021 . .