Mike Lude (2014) - Hall of Fame - Kent State Golden Flashes

Mike Lude

Induction:
2014

KSU CAREER: Served as director of athletics from 1970-76... In 1971, he hired Hall of Fame coaches Don James and Ron Gray. in 1972, hired Tod Boyle, who led the Flashes to four MAC swimming titles over the next five years... In 1975, appointed Judy Devine as assistant athletic director for women's sports... His time at Kent State included the Flashes' only outright MAC championship in football and a second place finish at the Men's NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships... Lude reorganized Kent State's booster clubs into one Blue & Gold Club and played a strong role in the MAC's expansion from six teams to 10.