Mike Lude
Milo R. Lude (born June 30, 1922)[1] is an American former football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played football and baseball at Hillsdale College, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He served as the head coach at Colorado State University from 1962 to 1969, compiling a record of 29–51–1. Lude was the head baseball coach at Hillsdale College from 1948 to 1949 and at the University of Maine from 1950 to 1951. He served as the athletic director at Kent State University (1970–1976), the University of Washington (1976–1991), and Auburn University (1992–1994).
Biographical details | |
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Born | June 30, 1922 |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1946 | Hillsdale |
Baseball | |
1945–1947 | Hillsdale |
Position(s) | Catcher (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1948 | Hillsdale (line) |
1949–1950 | Maine (assistant) |
1951–1961 | Delaware (line) |
1962–1969 | Colorado State |
Baseball | |
1948–1949 | Hillsdale |
1950–1951 | Maine |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1970–1976 | Kent State |
1976–1991 | Washington |
1992–1994 | Auburn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 29–51–1 (football) |
As athletic director at Kent State, Lude offered Don James his first head coaching job in 1971; the two later worked together for fifteen years at Washington.
Lude went skydiving for the first time at the age of 93. In 2021, Lude stated that he planned to do the same for his 100th birthday.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Colorado State Rams (NCAA University Division independent) (1962–1967) | |||||||||
1962 | Colorado State | 0–10 | |||||||
1963 | Colorado State | 3–7 | |||||||
1964 | Colorado State | 5–6 | |||||||
1965 | Colorado State | 4–6 | |||||||
1966 | Colorado State | 7–3 | |||||||
1967 | Colorado State | 4–5–1 | |||||||
Colorado State Rams (Western Athletic Conference) (1968–1969) | |||||||||
1968 | Colorado State | 2–8 | 1–4[n 1] | 6th | |||||
1969 | Colorado State | 4–6 | 0–4 | 8th | |||||
Colorado State: | 29–51–1 | 1–8 | |||||||
Total: | 29–51–1 |
Notes
- Colorado State's 1968 games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings even though neither of those teams was a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[3]
References
- "Mike Lude, longest serving AD in Husky history, still going '90 miles per hour' at 98". Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- Hanson, Scott (5 February 2021). "'An unbelievable life': Mike Lude, longest serving AD in Husky history, still going '90 miles per hour' at 98". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- "Football Standings". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. December 2, 1968. p. 20. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .