Walt Milroy, a renowned and respected figure in the world of high school basketball, died at the age of 103 on Friday.

Milroy coached the boy’s basketball team at Ingraham High School for a considerable amount of time, and made history in the 1968–1969 season when he guided his team to a perfect record.

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During the 1968–1969 season, Walt Milroy’s squad at Ingraham High School accomplished a remarkable feat. This was one of the turning points in his coaching career. The team won the state championship game against Hoquiam by a slim margin of 39-38 to cap off a record 23-0 season.

Who was Walt Milroy?

Walt Milroy was born in North Bend and eventually moved to Seattle. Milroy was brought up by his mother after losing his father at an early age. He succeeded while attending Roosevelt High School as a three-star athlete.

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Milroy joined the Navy. He resumed his studies at the University of Washington after the war and led the Husky baseball team in 1946. After finishing his studies, Milroy started a career as a teacher, landing a job at Seattle’s Queen Anne High School. He mentored the youngsters he coached for 12 years, coaching baseball and sophomore basketball and making a lasting impression on them.

When Ingraham High School was established in North Seattle in 1959, Milroy applied for the position and accepted the opportunity to become the basketball coach at Ingraham High School.

In the years after he left Ingraham High School in 1980, Walt Milroy kept giving back to the basketball world. He demonstrated his commitment and love for the game by working as an assistant at Lakeside School up until 1990. Amazingly, Milroy’s tenure as a baseball instructor for the American Legion began in 1938 and covered seven separate decades.

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He was inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996 for his contributions to the basketball community.