Lester Henry "Bud" Selves (July 16, 1906 – April 18, 1991) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player and coach. He was inducted into the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in 1978.

Playing career

Selves played offense and defense for the

College of Emporia The College of Emporia was a private college in Emporia, Kansas from 1882 to 1974, and was associated with the Presbyterian church. When founded, it was one of two higher education institutions in the city of Emporia, the other at that time was t ...

Fighting Presbies in Emporia, Kansas, playing on the undefeated 1928 team coached by L. T. Harr. Selves was selected All-Conference and was also a member of the track team.

Coaching career

McPherson

Selves was the head football coach at

McPherson College McPherson College is a private college associated with the Church of the Brethren and located in McPherson, Kansas. It was chartered in 1887 and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History During their 1887 Annual Meeting, the Ch ...

in McPherson, Kansas. He held that position for the 1936 season. His coaching record at McPherson was 5–3–1.

Assistant coaching

Selves coached under Harr at Kansas State Teachers College and later at the College of Emporia, then later at the high school level.

Head coaching record

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