Lester Selves | |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1906 |
Birth Place: | Chase, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Kansas, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1927–1930 |
Player Team1: | College of Emporia |
Player Positions: | Running back |
Coach Years1: | 1936 |
Coach Team1: | McPherson |
Coach Years2: | 1937–1939 |
Coach Team2: | College of Emporia |
Overall Record: | 13–18–4 |
Lester Henry "Bud" Selves (July 16, 1906 – April 18, 1991)[1] was an American football player and coach. He was inducted into the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in 1978.
Selves played offense and defense for the College of Emporia 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.[2]
Selves was the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. He held that position for the 1936 season. His coaching record at McPherson was 5–3–1.[3]
Selves coached under Harr at Kansas State Teachers College and later at the College of Emporia, then later at the high school level.