{"id":7993,"date":"2020-05-21T13:15:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=7993"},"modified":"2020-05-21T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T21:27:19","slug":"where-is-the-selmons-statue-on-ous-campus-lets-get-with-it-joe-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=7993","title":{"rendered":"Where is the Selmon&#8217;s Statue on OU&#8217;s campus?  Let&#8217;s get with it Joe C&#8230;&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reminder to all Oklahoma Sooner fans of the greatness of Leroy Selmon and his two brothers, Lucious and Dewey.\u00a0 As much as the great Heisman Trophy winners are honored by the University in the &#8220;Heisman Park&#8221;, the three Selmon&#8217;s from Eufulala, OK have been overlooked and they too need a statue in their honor somewhere on the campus in Norman, too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lucious Selmon: Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2011-01-13)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aUEcb5Jk_6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anyone that wants to argue that Leroy Selmon was not as great an Oklahoma football player in the history of the school, including those honored with statues in OU&#8217;s Heisman Park would be just plum crazy.\u00a0 Many will argue that number 93 was the greatest Sooner ever to play, football or any sport at the school.\u00a0 Add the fact that brothers Lucious and Dewey were just notches below Leroy on the ability continuum, and that all three started on the defensive line in 1972, the university needs to recognize all three with their own statue.\u00a0 OU was in fact 54 wins and 3 loses with a Selmon on the field.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dewey Selmon - From Field to Family - Jaymac 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQuzHjhiJmc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Will OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione ever see the light and make the move before Dewey and Lucious take there place with Leroy in the hereafter?\u00a0 Deserving, the brothers need to be recognized as much as any Sooner players, and that honor needs to take shape, &#8220;sooner&#8221; than later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That is my take sports fans.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7996\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=7996\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JTCT2DIYKRAUPFSH343PUVI35Y.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JTCT2DIYKRAUPFSH343PUVI35Y.jpg 620w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JTCT2DIYKRAUPFSH343PUVI35Y-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JTCT2DIYKRAUPFSH343PUVI35Y-463x315.jpg 463w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/JTCT2DIYKRAUPFSH343PUVI35Y-88x60.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tampa Bay honors Leroy Selmon with statue&#8230;OU, what are you waiting for? The new Lee Roy Selmon statue at the corner of E, Brorein St. and Florida Ave. in downtown Tampa on June 7, 2019. 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