William Bryson "Budget" Seaman ({March 28, 1874 – 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 with his 1908 Western Reserve football team; players included Ed Kagy, Del Wertz, Milton "Muff" Portmann, and Ursus "Doc" Portmann[4]
Seaman played college football as a guard at Washington & Jefferson in 1895 and 1896. He began his coaching career in 1897 at Waynesburg.[5]
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.[6]
Head coaching record
Football
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets(Independent) (1897)
1897
Waynesburg
1–1
Washington & Jefferson Red and Black(Independent) (1902–1904)
^"Shouted After The First Half". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Budget Seaman A Pneumonia Victim". The Daily Notes. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. April 18, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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