| Jim LaRue | |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1942 |
| Player Team1: | Carson–Newman |
| Player Years2: | 1943–1944 |
| Player Team2: | Duke |
| Player Years3: | 1947–1949 |
| Player Team3: | Maryland |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Years1: | 1950 |
| Coach Team1: | Maryland (freshmen) |
| Coach Years2: | 1951 |
| Coach Team2: | Kansas State (backfield) |
| Coach Years3: | 1954 |
| Coach Team3: | Kansas State (backfield) |
| Coach Years4: | 1955–1956 |
| Coach Team4: | Houston (backfield) |
| Coach Years5: | 1959–1966 |
| Coach Team5: | Arizona |
| Coach Years6: | 1968–1973 |
| Coach Team6: | Utah (DC) |
| Coach Years7: | 1974–1975 |
| Coach Team7: | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 1976 |
| Coach Team8: | Buffalo Bills (WR) |
| Coach Years9: | 1978–1989 |
| Coach Team9: | Chicago Bears (DB) |
| Overall Record: | 41–37–2 |
| Championships: | 1 WAC (1964) |
Jim Elmer LaRue (August 11, 1925 – March 29, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1959 to 1966, compiling a record of 41–37–2. LaRue played six seasons of varsity football at three different schools: Carson–Newman College (1942), Duke University (1943–1944), and the University of Maryland, College Park (1947–1949).[1] He served as an assistant coach at the University of Houston, Wake Forest University, and with the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was part of the Bears staff that won Super Bowl XX.[2] LaRue died on March 29, 2015, in Tucson, Arizona, aged 89, from undisclosed causes.[3]