Hampden-Sydney College

A standout basketball player at Hampden-Sydney, Claude Milam later served as a coach at the College from 1953 to 1955 and again from 1957 to 1960.  While at H-SC, he served as head basketball coach, he baseball coach, and assistant football coach. 

As basketball coach, he led the Tigers to four winning seasons in five years and an overall record of 71-48.  The Tigers posted a 15-5 record during the 1957-58 season and went 16-10 during the 1958-59 campaign.  As baseball coach, he led the Tigers to a 47-14-1 record between 1958 and 1960, including a 17-4-1 record during the 1959 campaign.

In addition to playing and coaching athletics, Milam and his brother Winston served as one of the state's premier baseball umpiring teams.

Milam left Hampden-Sydney in 1960 to serve as an administrator and principal at York High School.