William Bryson "Budget" Seaman (c. 1875 – April 18, 1910) was an

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and

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg College by—now known as Waynesburg University–in 1897,

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from 1900 to 1904, and Western Reserve University—now known as

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—from 1906 to 1909. His Western Reserve team won two

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titles, in 1907 and 1908, during his four-year tenure. Western Reserve football 1908 William Seaman

Seaman played

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as a

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at Washington & Jefferson in 1895 and 1896. He began his coaching career in 1897 at Waynesburg. As a baseball manager of the Washington Senators in the

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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

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Head coaching record

Football

References

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