New York, NY – On the eve of today's Wagner's NCAA Division I Football Championship Second Round game at Eastern Washington, which will be streamed live on ESPN 3 at 6:00 pm, Seahawk head football coach Walt Hameline was a guest of long-time WFAN overnight host Steve Somers. 
 
Hameline's interview with Somers marked the 25-year anniversary of when the two chatted weekly on the air during the latter part of Wagner's magical run to the 1987 NCAA Division III National Championship. WFAN first hit the airwaves as the nation's first 24-hour all-sports radio station in 1987 and the Seahawks' climb to the mountain top of Division III did not go unnoticed by the new medium.

With Wagner back in the NCAA Playoffs, now as an FCS member, Hameline and Somers were reunited on-air at 12:45 am est. on Dec. 1 (9:45 pm for Hameline in Spokane, WA), To listen to the interview, click HERE

This marked the second time that Hameline has appeared on WFAN's airwaves in the last week  Shortly after the Seahawks' knocked off Colgate 31-20 in the NCAA First Rouind on November 24, Hameline appeared with host Jody McDonald

 
Hameline, who was in his seventh season as Seahawk head coach in 1987, has gone on to win 213 games which rank seventh among active FCS coaches. Now in his 32nd season on Grymes Hill, Hameline was named the 2012 NEC Coach of the Year and is one of 20 finalists for the prestigious Eddie Robinson National Coach pf the Year Award. On September 15, 2012, the field at Wagner College Stradiumjwas named "Hameline Field" in honor of the long-time head coach and athletic director.


Photography by Dave Saffran