After graduating college in 1958, Seivold continued playing for 13 years for the Mount Washington Lacrosse Club, and from 1974 to 1976, he coached the club and claimed two championships. In 1974, Seivold coached the victorious South team in the Club All-Star Game.
“Joe was a respectful man of tremendous humility and passion for the game as both a player and a coach,” said Skip Lichtfuss, a fellow member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame who played under Seivold's leadership at Mount Washington. “Joe was a fierce competitor who was widely regarded as the last of the 60-minute midfielders.”
From 1961 to 1975, Seivold served as the lacrosse coach at Park School in Baltimore, and in 1967, he was a member of the U.S. Team which won the Lally Cup in Toronto, Canada.
Even in retirement, Seivold stayed closely connected to the sport he loved.
“He followed our lacrosse careers at Gilman and Carolina,” said his son, Joseph W. Seivold, also a standout lacrosse player who joined his father in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020. “He also followed his grandchildren’s lacrosse careers.”
Seivold is survived by another son, Gary; a brother, Alfred, and a sister, Alice; as well as grandchildren and a great-grandson. Sarah, his wife of 52 years, died in 2010.
A celebration of life gathering and reunion of family and friends will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Seivold’s longtime home in Parkton, Md. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to jdseivold@gmail.com.