Mike Lude
Biographical details
Born (1922-06-30) June 30, 1922
Playing career
Football
1946Hillsdale
Baseball
1945–1947Hillsdale
Position(s)Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1948Hillsdale (line)
1949–1950Maine (assistant)
1951–1961Delaware (line)
1962–1969Colorado State
Baseball
1948–1949Hillsdale
1950–1951Maine
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1976Kent State
1976–1991Washington
1992–1994Auburn
Head coaching record
Overall29–51–1 (football)

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).

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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
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 2–81–4[n 1]6th
1969 Colorado State 4–60–48th
Colorado State: 29–51–11–8
Total:29–51–1

Baseball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Maine Black Bears () (1950–1951)
1950 Maine 12–9
1951 Maine 10–10
Maine: 22–19 (.537)
Total:22–19 (.537)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "Mike Lude, longest serving AD in Husky history, still going '90 miles per hour' at 98". Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Football Standings". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. December 2, 1968. p. 20. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Milo R. "Mike" Lude". NCAA.org. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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