A tragic heart breaking loss for All SOONER fans everywhere.
OKLAHOMA went 10-0-1 with ALL 3 Selmon brothers playing in 1973, then won the National Title the next two seasons.
Lee Roy won the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy in 1975.
Lee Roy ended his career at OU with 335 tackles, and 40 for a loss.
He was the Number One Pick in the 1976 draft-the first EVER selection by the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers-and suffered through a winless inaugural season.
In 1979, 3 years later, he won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and likely the main reason the Bucs made it to the NFC Championship Game.
Tampa Bay won the NFC Central Title two years later.
Lee Roy was inducted into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
In 1999, Lee Roy was named to the Sports Illustrated NCAA ALL CENTURY TEAM.
"No SOONER player or coach cast a longer shadow over its rich tradition than Lee Roy Selmon" former OKLAHOMA HC Barry Switzer said in a statement.
"Beyond his many and great accomplishments, I believe the true legacy of Lee Roy Selmon lies within the kind of man he was. Lee Roy possessed a combination of grace, humility and dignity that is rare.
His engaging smile and gentleness left you feeling blessed to be in his presence.
Best of all, he was genuine.
One would be blessed to have a father, son, uncle, brother, or friend like Lee Roy Selmon."
"There was a sense of awe every time you were in Lee Roy's presence, and yet that was the last thing he would have wanted," former OKLAHOMA HC Bob Stoops said.
"He accomplished so many things in life, but remained a humble unassuming champion.
I hold up many of our previous greats as examples for our current players and Lee Roy is among the very best.
ALL of our players would do well to walk in Lee Roy Selmon's footsteps."
LEE ROY SELMON ! BORN 20 OCT. 1954 DIED 4 SEPT. 2011 R.I.P.
