Multiple Sources Say Buccaneer Great Lee Roy Selmon Has Died After Suffering Stroke

WFLA 970 Radio ^ | 09/02/2011 | Ryan Lang

[SES1066]

TAMPA, Fla. - Multiple sources are confimring Buccaneers great and Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon has died after suffering a massive stroke.

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In his first year with the Tampa Bay Bucs, Lee Roy won the team's Rookie of the Year and MVP awards. Selmon went to six straight Pro Bowls and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1979. A back injury made the 1984 season his last, and the Bucs retired his number, 63, in 1986.

[SES1066]

A real gentleman and too soon gone at age 56. He was the class of the hapless Bucs when they had such a bad continuous losses over 2 seasons.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[SES1066]

Oops, his restaurant now says Oops! I caught the 1st word, now is time to retract. What did Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain say ... "News of my death is premature!"

St. Joseph's Hospital [Tampa] Confirms Lee Roy Selmon is Alive, in Critical Condition

[fieldmarshaldj]

Well then... prayers for his miraculous recovery.