Lucious Selmon was born on March 15,1951 and is a collegiate and professional American football nose guard, and football coach.
21 Facts About Lucious Selmon
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Lucious Selmon began his coaching career in 1976 at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, and has coached on professional teams.
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Lucious Selmon was one of nine children born to Lucious and Jessie Selmon, and was raised on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma.
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Lucious Selmon started playing football at Eufaula High School, from where he entered University of Oklahoma in 1970.
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Lucious Selmon played nose guard for the Oklahoma Sooners for coaches Chuck Fairbanks and Barry Switzer.
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Lucious Selmon finished second in balloting for the Outland Trophy and seventh in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
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Lucious Selmon made 255 tackles, including 31 for losses, during his career.
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Lucious Selmon graduated from Oklahoma with a degree in special education in 1974.
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Lucious Selmon was drafted in the 16th round of the 1974 NFL draft by the New England Patriots.
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Lucious Selmon played two years as a defensive tackle for the Memphis Southmen in the World Football League.
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Lucious Selmon returned to Oklahoma as an assistant coach at Switzer's invitation.
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At Oklahoma, Lucious Selmon worked 13 seasons under Barry Switzer and six more under Gary Gibbs.
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Lucious Selmon coached the Sooner defensive line from 1976 to 1983.
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Lucious Selmon helped develop four players who later earned All-America honors: nose guard Reggie Kinlaw, Rick Bryan, Kevin Murphy and defensive end Darrell Reed.
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Lucious Selmon participated in the NFL's Minority Coaching Fellowship Program from 1980 to 1989, and worked with the Denver Broncos' linebackers and defensive ends.
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Lucious Selmon went to work as an assistant coach for Tom Coughlin and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.
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Lucious Selmon tutored the outside linebackers from 1995 to 2001 before taking over the defensive line in 2002.
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In 2005, after working in football camps around the United States, Lucious Selmon joined the staff of the Michigan State Spartans as defensive line coach.
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Lucious Selmon left Michigan State after one season for the Oakland Raiders.
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Lucious Selmon worked as a private consultant to aspiring professional football players for two years.
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In 2007 Lucious Selmon applied for the head coaching position at the University of Central Oklahoma, but he was not hired.