Lucious Selmon

Lucious Selmon, the eldest of the Selmon brothers, was raised on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma, one of nine children. He entered OU in 1970 and played nose guard for Chuck Fairbanks and Barry Switzer. In 1973 he was a unanimous All-American, the national defensive player of the year and the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year. He finished second in the Outland Trophy voting and seventh for the Heisman, with 255 career tackles. Younger brothers Dewey and Lee Roy joined him on the line, and for a time all three played together. New England drafted him in the 16th round, 399th overall, in 1974. He began coaching at OU in 1976 and was an assistant with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995 to 2002. The Daily Oklahoman wrote on January 31, 1974 (NewsBank page 41): "Lucious Selmon had to wait until the 399th choice before he finally was selected in the National Football League draft Wednesday by the New England Patriots." The Daily Oklahoman wrote on October 17, 1973 (NewsBank page 59): "Selmon is an all-everything candidate at nose guard."