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LEE ROY SELMON: Remembering USF Athletics Guiding Light on the 10th Anniversary of His Passing

Official Site of the Bulls | September 4, 2021

Related Topics: Lee Roy Selmon, Guiding Light, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida, Pro Football Hall of Fame, University of Oklahoma, Jimmie Giles, National Football League, Tampa

Excerpt from the book "The Silver Stampede, 25th Anniversary of South Florida Football" available now for purchase at the USF Bookstore.

Lee Roy Selmon.

The name carries enormous clout in the sports world and remains on the short list of Tampa Bay royalty.

Lee Roy Selmon (A.Field)

He was among the finest athletes ever produced by the University of Oklahoma, a national champion, a College Football Hall of Famer, a consensus All-American, an Academic All-American as well.

He was a cornerstone of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL's first overall draft pick in 1976, a perennial Pro Bowler and the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 1979.

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