FORESTDALE, Mass.- Former Towson University men's lacrosse coach Tony Seaman, who directed Tigers for 13 seasons, will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Dec. 9 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

The 2017 class is the second in the newly organized IMLCA with Towson already enjoying a presence among its membership. The inaugural class of 11 brought in last year included former Tiger Dick Edell '67 who went on to a stellar 17-year coaching career that yielded 282 wins while at the University of Baltimore (1973-76), Army (1977-1983) and Maryland (1984-2001), where he led the Terps to three NCAA National Championship games. Edell is a 1980 inductee into Towson's Hall of Fame.

During a coaching career that spanned 30 years Seaman became one of college lacrosse's most successful, decorated and recognizable coaches of his era. He amassed a 263-166 record, which currently ranks him 22^nd among college lacrosse coaches all-time. His record included 19 trips to the NCAA Tournament and nine conference titles. He was named Division I National Coach of the Year three times (1983, 1984 and 2001) while at two different schools. He remains the only coach to have guided three different schools into the Division I postseason tournament.

The final stop on his coaching journey brought him to Towson where he led the Tigers from 1999-2011 with a 99-93 record. He steered them into the NCAA postseason five times, winning four conference titles and as many league coach of the year awards along the way.

The 2001 season was an exciting one for him and the Tigers. After a 3-10 record the previous year the Tigers posted a 14-4 record to mark the biggest turnaround in college lacrosse history that carried Towson into the NCAA Semifinals, earning Seaman his third National Coach of the Year honor.

Over his career Seaman coached 73 All-Americans including 13 first team selections, a National Player of the Year, 42 All-Ivy Leaguers, five All-America East picks and 40 All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) selections. Nine of his former assistant coaches went on to become head coaches at the collegiate level, including current Tiger head coach, Shawn Nadelen, who also played for Seaman at Johns Hopkins.

Never an assistant himself, Seaman climbed into the collegiate driver's seat right away, leaving Lynbrook High School's program (116-61 after 10 seasons) to direct C.W. Post (13-3) in 1982, the Pioneers' first season of Division I competition. After just one year and being honored as the Mid-East Conference Coach of the Year, Seaman was hired as the University of Pennsylvania's 19^th head coach, enjoying success almost immediately while compiling a 74-37 record.

In his eight years the Quakers won or shared four Ivy League titles and made six of their 12 appearances in the NCAA Tournament where Penn is 2-12 all-time with both victories earned by his teams. The Quakers have not won or shared an Ivy title since Seaman's 1988 team 28 years ago. His 35-13 league record is the best in Penn history. He is one of just two Quaker coaches with a winning league record in the last 60 years.

In 1991 he began an eight-year stint as the 20^th head coach in Johns Hopkins lacrosse history. Included in his 77-33 record were eight straight NCAA berths with the Blue Jays advancing to the semifinals four times. His 1995 team was a perfect 12-0 in the regular season. During his tenure at Johns Hopkins Seaman was selected to coach the U.S. National Team that won the 1994 ILF World Championship with a convincing 21-7 victory over Australia.

A native of Callicoon, New York, he graduated from SUNY-Cortland where he played both lacrosse and soccer. He was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2012. He has also been inducted into several other halls of fame including at Penn, the Long Island Metro Lacrosse Association and the Greater Baltimore Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse.

Tony and his wife, Guri, now reside in Boca Raton, Florida, where he remains involved in the game as the boys lacrosse coach at St. Andrews School. He is also in his fifth year as the general manager and assistant coach of the Major League Lacrosse's Denver Outlaws. Their daughter, Barb, graduated from the Penn, where she helped the Quaker women's lacrosse team to three straight NCAA Semifinals. Their son, Greg, graduated from Princeton where he was a four-year letter winner on the men's lacrosse team.