William B. Seaman
 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1875 |
| Died | April 18, 1910 (aged 34–35)[1] Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1895–1896 | Washington & Jefferson |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1902–1904 | Washington & Jefferson |
| 1906–1909 | Western Reserve |
| Baseball | |
| 1906–1907 | Washington Senators[2] |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–16–5 (football) 102–101 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 OAC (1907–1908) | |
William "Budget" Seaman (c. 1875 – April 18, 1910) was an American football and baseball player and coach.
For three seasons, Seaman coached for his alma mater, Washington & Jefferson. His next team, Western Reserve, earned two titles in the Ohio Athletic Conference during his four-year tenure.[3]
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.[4]
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
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington & Jefferson () (1902–1904) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1903 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1904 | Washington & Jefferson | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Washington & Jefferson: | 19–9–1 | ||||||||
| Western Reserve (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1906–1909) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Western Reserve | 4–2–3 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1907 | Western Reserve | 8–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1908 | Western Reserve | 9–1 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1909 | Western Reserve | 5–3–1 | 1–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| Western Reserve: | 26–7–4 | 13–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 45–16–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega". archive.org. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ Stinson, Mitchell Conrad (2012). Deacon Bill McKechnie: A Baseball Biography. p. 17. Jefferson, North Carolina: Mafarland and Company
- ^ "William B. Seaman". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania · Page 1". Newspapers.com. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania: The Daily Notes. 1910-04-18. p. 1. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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