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Classic Sports Card of The Day

06 Sep

1977 Topps football card of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defensive lineman Lee Roy Selmon, who passed away at age 56 over the weekend of complications from a stroke. Selmon was the first player drafted by the Bucs’ organization in their inaugural season, and is arguably still the greatest player to ever don a Tampa Bay uniform. He played his entire 9 year career with the franchise, and was the first Buc to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in 1995. His brother Dewey was a teammate both in college at Oklahoma and with Tampa Bay in the early years.

 

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