Carl Selmer

{{Short description|American football player and coach (c.1925–2020)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Carl Selmer

| image = Carl Selmer, 1976.png

| caption = Selmer in 1976

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|6|13}}

| birth_place = Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = November 2020 (aged 95)

| player_years1 = 1947

| player_team1 = Wyoming

| coach_years1 = 1948–1956

| coach_team1 = Worland HS (WY)

| coach_years2 = 1957–1961

| coach_team2 = Wyoming (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1962–1971

| coach_team3 = Nebraska (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1972–1974

| coach_team4 = Miami (FL) (OC)

| coach_years5 = 1975–1976

| coach_team5 = Miami (FL)

| coach_years6 = 1977

| coach_team6 = North Texas State (OL)

| coach_years7 = 1978–1980

| coach_team7 = Kansas State (OL)

| coach_years8 = 1981

| coach_team8 = BC Lions (OL)

| coach_years9 = 1982–1985

| coach_team9 = Notre Dame (OL)

| overall_record = 5–16 (college)
80–14–2 (high school)

}}

Carl Frederick Selmer Jr. (June 13, 1925 – November 2020) was an American football player and coach.{{Cite web|url=https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/football/members-of-1970-national-title-team-among-7-chosen-to-nebraska-football-hall-of-fame/article_72190ab3-68c2-5189-a4ee-50afcf438712.html|title = Members of 1970 national title team among 7 chosen to Nebraska Football Hall of Fame}} He was the head coach of the University of Miami football program from 1975 to 1976. Before becoming head coach, he was the offensive coordinator for Miami, and before that, he was the offensive line{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ikyie5548-0C&q=Carl+Selmer&pg=PA208|title=Heart of a Husker: Tom Osborne's Nebraska Legacy|isbn=9781596700178|last1=Babcock|first1=Mike|year=2006}} coach for Nebraska Cornhuskers, helping the Huskers to national championships in 1970 and 1971.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16204810/1978_carl_selmer_hired_as_kansas_state/|title = 1978 Carl Selmer hired as Kansas State offensive coordinator|newspaper = The Salina Journal|date = January 9, 1978|page = 13}} While a Cornhusker assistant coach, he was tasked with recruiting in Minnesota.{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/metro-area-pair-helped-nebraska-crush-gophers-three-times-in-early-1970s/333139781/|title = Metro-area pair helped Nebraska crush Gophers three times in early 1970s|website = Star Tribune}}