Milo R. Lude (born June 30, 1922) is an American former

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and

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played football and baseball at

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, where he was a member of the

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fraternity. He served as the head coach at

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from 1962 to 1969, compiling a record of 29–51–1. Lude was the head baseball coach at

from 1948 to 1949 and at the

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from 1950 to 1951. He served as the

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(1970–1976), the

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(1976–1991), and

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(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.

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