Bob Seaman
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Bob Seaman was a college football
coach
in the United States
. His lifetime coaching record was 23 wins, 40 losses, and 0 ties.
. Wichita State was using two planes to transport its team to Utah State University
for a football game when one of the planes (named "Gold") crashed. Coach Seaman told the football players and coaches on the "Black" plane shortly after arrival in Logan, Utah
.
Although they did not play the game at Utah, the surviving players voted to continue the season.
Bob Seaman was named the 30th head college football
coach for the Wichita State University Shockers
located in Wichita, Kansas
and he held that position for three seasons, from 1971 until 1973.
His overall coaching record at Wichita State was 13 wins, 20 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 11th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 22nd at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.
In 1972, Seaman guided Wichita State to its first winning season in nine years, a 6-5 record. Wichita State would have only one more winning season before the program was dropped in 1986.
in Emporia, Kansas
and he held that position for four seasons, from 1979 until 1982. His overall coaching record at ESU was 10 wins, 30 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 11th at ESU in terms of total wins and 15th at ESU in terms of winning percentage.
College football
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in the United States
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. His lifetime coaching record was 23 wins, 40 losses, and 0 ties.
Wichita State University
Seaman was the assistant football coach on October 2, 1970—the day of the Wichita State University football team plane crashWichita State University football team plane crash
The Wichita State University football team plane crash refers to a 1970 plane crash. On Friday October 2 in that year, at 1:14 p.m., a Martin 4-0-4 aircraft flown by Golden Eagle Aviation crashed into a mountain eight miles west of Silver Plume, Colorado...
. Wichita State was using two planes to transport its team to Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
for a football game when one of the planes (named "Gold") crashed. Coach Seaman told the football players and coaches on the "Black" plane shortly after arrival in Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
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- "There was belief and disbelief amongst the players and amongst the coaches," Bob Seaman, WSU assistant coach, said. "We know what had happened, but we didn't want to believe what had happened."
Although they did not play the game at Utah, the surviving players voted to continue the season.
Bob Seaman was named the 30th head college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach for the Wichita State University Shockers
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
located in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
and he held that position for three seasons, from 1971 until 1973.
His overall coaching record at Wichita State was 13 wins, 20 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 11th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 22nd at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.
In 1972, Seaman guided Wichita State to its first winning season in nine years, a 6-5 record. Wichita State would have only one more winning season before the program was dropped in 1986.
Emporia State University
Seaman later became the 17th head football coach for Emporia State UniversityEmporia State University
Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...
in Emporia, Kansas
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
and he held that position for four seasons, from 1979 until 1982. His overall coaching record at ESU was 10 wins, 30 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 11th at ESU in terms of total wins and 15th at ESU in terms of winning percentage.