Alfred Wesley Milch (November 30, 1919 – November 3, 2010) was an

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coach. He was the seventh head football coach at Arlington State College—now known as the

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—serving for one season, in 1951, and compiling a record of 4–4–1. Milch played

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at Hardin–Simmons University in

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as a

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and was named to the All-

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team in 1946. He was the head coach at Roscoe High School in Roscoe, Texas in 1947. Milch returned to Hardin–Simmons in 1948 as freshmen football and

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coach. He succeeded Klepto Holmes at head football coach at Arlington State in 1951. Milch died on November 3, 2010, at his home in

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Head coaching record

College

Junior college

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