Lee Roy Selmon

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Lee Roy Selmon was a Hall of Fame American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who became a prominent civic and sports figure in Tampa, Florida.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
human
awardReceived Lombardi Award NERFINISHED
NFL Defensive Player of the Year NERFINISHED
Outland Trophy NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stroke
collegeAttended University of Oklahoma NERFINISHED
collegeFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 1988
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1954-10-20
dateOfDeath 2011-09-04
draftedBy Tampa Bay Buccaneers NERFINISHED
draftPickNumber 1
draftRound 1
draftYear 1976
employer University of South Florida NERFINISHED
familyName Selmon NERFINISHED
fullName Lee Roy Selmon NERFINISHED
givenName Lee Roy NERFINISHED
hallOfFame College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1995
height 6 ft 3 in
highSchoolAttended Eufaula High School NERFINISHED
honor Lee Roy Selmon Expressway named in his honor NERFINISHED
restaurant chain Lee Roy Selmon’s named after him
jerseyNumber 63
jerseyNumberRetired 63
league National Football League
memberOfSportsTeam Tampa Bay Buccaneers NERFINISHED
notableAchievement first-ever draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise
notableWork helped lead early success of Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise
occupation athlete
civic leader
sports executive
placeOfBirth Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Tampa, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
playedForCollegeTeam Oklahoma Sooners football NERFINISHED
positionHeld athletic director at University of South Florida
positionPlayed defensive end
residence Tampa, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
retiredJerseyNumberBy Tampa Bay Buccaneers NERFINISHED
sibling Dewey Selmon NERFINISHED
Lucious Selmon NERFINISHED
sport American football
weight 256 lb

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Selmon Expressway namedAfter Lee Roy Selmon