Coach Deane Deshon Sea Gull Baseball Endowment
Just two months before his passing, Coach Deshon established the Coach Deane Deshon Sea Gull Baseball Endowment with the help of his son Mark. Coach Deshon believed greatly in the program he built and wanted to set up an endowment that would continue to help his beloved Sea Gulls.
Donations are applied to...
The Coach Deane Deshon Sea Gull Baseball Endowment to support the Salisbury University Baseball Program.
Personal Message
In 1962, Deane moved with his wife and young family to Salisbury, Md.,
to start a position as Instructor of Health and Physical Education and coach of
baseball and basketball at Salisbury State
Teacher’s College.
At Salisbury State (now Salisbury University), Deane coached baseball for
33 years and basketball for eight years. He retired from coaching in 1997 as the
13th winningest baseball coach in NCAA Division III history. During his
34--‐year tenure on the faculty at Salisbury, he served as Director of Athletics
for several years.