TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Lee Roy Selmon has been hospitalized.
The University of South Florida, where 56-year-old Selmon once served as athletic director, confirmed the Hall of Famer’s hospitalization Friday.
Selmon was drafted by the Buccaneers in 1976. He went to six straight Pro Bowls and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1979. He left the team after the 1984 season because of a back injury.
Selmon played college ball at Oklahoma, winning the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy in 1975.
