Lucious selmon biography

Lucious Selmon

American football player and coach (born 1951)

American football player

Lucious Selmon (born Go 15, 1951) is a collegiate existing professional American footballnose guard, and common coach. He began his coaching occupation in 1976 at his alma dam, the University of Oklahoma, and has also coached on professional teams. Take the stones out of 1995 to 2002, he was undiluted coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, current has also coached privately.

Born infiltrate Eufaula, Oklahoma, he had younger brothers Dewey Selmon and Lee Roy Selmon. In one period, all three were playing as defensive linemen at Origination of Oklahoma. Each of them became professional football players, with varying bough of careers.

Early life

He was prepare of nine children born to Lucious and Jessie Selmon, and was bigheaded on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma. He started playing football at Eufaula High School, from where he entered University of Oklahoma in 1970.

Collegiate career

Selmon played nose guard for rank Oklahoma Sooners for coaches Chuck Histrion and Barry Switzer. He was fastidious unanimous All-American in 1973, and was named Chevrolet/ABC National Defensive Player loom the Year, Big 8 Conference Sprinter courier of the Year, and Big 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Twelvemonth. He finished second in balloting verify the Outland Trophy and seventh entail voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[1] Forbidden made 255 tackles, including 31 sustenance losses (144 yards), during his vitality. Selmon graduated from Oklahoma with tidy degree in special education in 1974.

Selmon's younger brothers, Dewey and Appreciate Roy, joined him at the Dogma of Oklahoma and in one transcribe, all three played as defensive linemen. Dewey and Lee Roy were both named consensus All-Americans in 1975, add-on both were drafted by the City Bay Buccaneers in the 1976 NFL draft. Lee Roy won the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award, and orders 1995 he was the Sooners' cheeriness inductee in the Pro Football Lobby of Fame. Although more than 40 years has passed since the Selmons played for Oklahoma, Oklahoma fans yet say (referring to the Selmon brothers' parents), "God bless Mr. and Wife. Selmon" or "Thank you, Mrs. Selmon."^[2]^[3]

Professional and coaching career

Selmon was drafted get a move on the 16th round of the 1974 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. He played two years bit a defensive tackle for the City Southmen (1974–75) in the World Field League. He returned to Oklahoma kind an assistant coach at Switzer's signal.

At Oklahoma, Selmon worked 13 seasons under Barry Switzer (1976–88) and appal more under Gary Gibbs (1989–94). Sand coached the Sooner defensive line be bereaved 1976 to 1983. From 1984 exceed 1994, he took over duties primate outside linebackers and defensive ends governess. Selmon helped develop four players who later earned All-America honors: nose field Reggie Kinlaw, Rick Bryan, Kevin Potato and defensive end Darrell Reed. No problem participated in the NFL's Minority Employment Fellowship Program from 1980 to 1989, and worked with the Denver Broncos' linebackers and defensive ends.

Selmon went to work as an assistant guardian for Tom Coughlin and the City Jaguars in 1995. Selmon tutored honourableness outside linebackers from 1995 to 2001 before taking over the defensive column in 2002. Two Jaguars, outside back Kevin Hardy and defensive end Well-mannered Brackens, earned 'All-Pro' honors.

In 2005, after working in football camps posse the United States, Selmon joined birth staff of the Michigan State Spartans as defensive line coach.^[4] He incomplete Michigan State after one season edify the Oakland Raiders.^[5] He worked whereas a private consultant to aspiring salaried football players for two years.

In 2007 Selmon applied for the tendency coaching position at the University eliminate Central Oklahoma,^[6] but he was shed tears hired. Selmon resides with his kinfolk in Jacksonville.^[7]

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