Zac Selmon (born November 23, 1985) is the current
athletic director
An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and university, universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of c ...
for the
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...
Bulldogs
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the sport of American football. The Demon Deacons compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the A ...]
team from 2003 to 2007, starting four years after redshirting in 2003. Wake Forest won their second
ACC
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*Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US
*American College of Cardiology, A US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular speci ...
championship in school history in
2006.
Administrative career
Selmon filled various assistant athletic positions at
Oklahoma, and a brief stint at
North Carolina
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before returning to Oklahoma, prior to his appointment as athletic director at
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...
.
Personal life
A native of
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma C ...
, Selmon attended
Norman High School
Norman High School is a four-year public high school in Norman, Oklahoma with a steady enrollment of approximately 2,000 students. It is accredited by North Central Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Seco ...
. He is the son of
Dewey Selmon
Dewey Willis Selmon (born November 19, 1953) is a former football linebacker. He played collegiate football at University of Oklahoma, forming the defensive line with brothers Lucious and Lee Roy, among others.
He went on to play for the Tamp ...
and the nephew of
first overall NFL Draft pick Lee Roy Selmon
Lee Roy Selmon (October 20, 1954 – September 4, 2011) was an American professional American football, football player who was a defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a ...
and
Lucious Selmon
Lucious Selmon (born March 15, 1951) is a collegiate and professional American football nose guard, and football coach. He began his coaching career in 1976 at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, and has also coached on professional team ...
, who combined to form the defensive line at
Oklahoma during their college years.
References
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1985 births
Living people
Mississippi State Bulldogs athletic directors
Sportspeople from Norman, Oklahoma
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players