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American football and baseball player and coach (1908–1990)

Lud Fiser
Biographical details
Born	(1908-10-26)October 26, 1908 Washington County, Kansas, U.S.
Died	August 25, 1990(1990-08-25) (aged 81) Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1929–1930	Kansas State
Baseball
1931–1931	Kansas State

Position(s)	Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1944	Manhattan HS (KS)
1945	Kansas State
Baseball
1947–1948	Kansas State

Head coaching record
Overall	1–7 (college football) 25–16 (college baseball)

Ladek C. "Lud" Fiser (October 26, 1908 – August 25, 1990) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University in 1945, compiling a record of 1–7. Fiser was also the head baseball coach at Kansas State in 1947 and 1948, tallying a mark of 25–16.

Fiser was a native of Mahaska, Kansas, and a 1931 graduate of Kansas State University, where he was a two-year letterman on the football, baseball and track teams.

Prior to taking the head football coaching job at Kansas State, Fiser was head coach for seven seasons for the high school football team in Atchison, Kansas, and then at Manhattan High School from 1942 to 1944. Under his guidance, Manhattan High posted an undefeated (9–0) season in 1943.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Kansas State Wildcats (Big Six Conference) (1945)
1945	Kansas State	1–7	0–5	6th
Kansas State:		1–7	0–5
Total:		1–7

References

1931 Royal Purple Yearbook

Additional sources

Fitzgerald, Tim. (2001) Wildcat Gridiron Guide: Past & Present Stories About K-State Football (ISBN 0-9703458-0-1)
"Chamber dedicates facility to long-time exec"

External links

Lud Fiser at Find a Grave

v t e Kansas State Wildcats head football coaches
Ira Pratt (1896) A. W. Ehrsam (1897) Billy P. Williamson (1898) Albert Hansen (1899) Fay Moulton (1900) Wade Moore (1901) Cyrus E. Dietz (1902) G. O. Dietz (1903) Reuben F. Booth (1904) Mike Ahearn (1905–1910) Guy Lowman (1911–1914) John R. Bender (1915) Zora G. Clevenger (1916–1919) Charlie Bachman (1920–1927) Bo McMillin (1928–1933) Pappy Waldorf (1934) Wesley Fry (1935–1939) Hobbs Adams (1940–1941) Ward Haylett (1942–1944) Lud Fiser (1945) Hobbs Adams (1946) Sam Francis (1947) Ralph Graham (1948–1950) Bill Meek (1951–1954) Bus Mertes (1955–1959) Doug Weaver (1960–1966) Vince Gibson (1967–1974) Ellis Rainsberger (1975–1977) Jim Dickey (1978–1985) Lee Moon # (1985) Stan Parrish (1986–1988) Bill Snyder (1989–2005) Ron Prince (2006–2008) Bill Snyder (2009–2018) Chris Klieman (2019– ) # denotes interim head coach

Kansas State Wildcats head football coaches

Ira Pratt (1896)
A. W. Ehrsam (1897)
Billy P. Williamson (1898)
Albert Hansen (1899)
Fay Moulton (1900)
Wade Moore (1901)
Cyrus E. Dietz (1902)
G. O. Dietz (1903)
Reuben F. Booth (1904)
Mike Ahearn (1905–1910)
Guy Lowman (1911–1914)
John R. Bender (1915)
Zora G. Clevenger (1916–1919)
Charlie Bachman (1920–1927)
Bo McMillin (1928–1933)
Pappy Waldorf (1934)
Wesley Fry (1935–1939)
Hobbs Adams (1940–1941)
Ward Haylett (1942–1944)
Lud Fiser (1945)
Hobbs Adams (1946)
Sam Francis (1947)
Ralph Graham (1948–1950)
Bill Meek (1951–1954)
Bus Mertes (1955–1959)
Doug Weaver (1960–1966)
Vince Gibson (1967–1974)
Ellis Rainsberger (1975–1977)
Jim Dickey (1978–1985)
Lee Moon # (1985)
Stan Parrish (1986–1988)
Bill Snyder (1989–2005)
Ron Prince (2006–2008)
Bill Snyder (2009–2018)
Chris Klieman (2019– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Kansas State Wildcats head baseball coaches
H. W. Wagner (1897) Unknown (1898–1903) Mike Ahearn (1904–1910) Unknown (1911) Guy Lowman (1912–1915) Unknown (1916–1917) No team (1918) Zora G. Clevenger (1919–1921) E. C. Curtiss (1922–1924) Charles Corsaut (1925–1934) Wesley Fry (1935–1938) Charles Corsaut (1939) Frank Myers & Dougal Russell (1940) Chili Cochrane (1941–1942) No team (1943–1945) Chili Cochrane (1946) Lud Fiser (1947–1948) Fritz Knorr (1949–1950) Ray Wauthier (1951–1964) Bob Brasher (1965–1972) Phil Wilson (1973–1977) David Baker (1978–1983) Bill Hickey (1984) Gary Vaught (1985–1986) Mike Clark (1987–2003) Brad Hill (2004–2018) Pete Hughes (2019– )

Kansas State Wildcats head baseball coaches

H. W. Wagner (1897)
Unknown (1898–1903)
Mike Ahearn (1904–1910)
Unknown (1911)
Guy Lowman (1912–1915)
Unknown (1916–1917)
No team (1918)
Zora G. Clevenger (1919–1921)
E. C. Curtiss (1922–1924)
Charles Corsaut (1925–1934)
Wesley Fry (1935–1938)
Charles Corsaut (1939)
Frank Myers & Dougal Russell (1940)
Chili Cochrane (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Chili Cochrane (1946)
Lud Fiser (1947–1948)
Fritz Knorr (1949–1950)
Ray Wauthier (1951–1964)
Bob Brasher (1965–1972)
Phil Wilson (1973–1977)
David Baker (1978–1983)
Bill Hickey (1984)
Gary Vaught (1985–1986)
Mike Clark (1987–2003)
Brad Hill (2004–2018)
Pete Hughes (2019– )

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