TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame NFL defensive end Lee Roy Selmon is on the minds of teams he worked with a day after he was hospitalized in Florida after suffering a stroke.
His former NFL team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers confirmed Saturday that he had suffered a stroke. They issued a statement saying that the organization was thinking about him.
The 57-year-old Selmon once served as athletic director for the University of South Florida, and members of its football team wore his old number on their helmets for their game against Notre Dame.
Meanwhile, his brother Dewey Selmon told the told the Tampa Tribune (http://bit.ly/qxazsw) on Saturday that he is showing signs of improvement. Members of the Selmon family didn’t return messages left by The Associated Press on Saturday.
