Lee Roy Selmon remains hospitalized this morning in critical condition after the 56-year-old Hall of Famer suffered a stroke on Friday.
Joey Johnston of the Tampa Tribune reports that a spokesman for the University of South Florida said family members are calling the situation “grave.” False reports circulated Friday that Selmon, the only member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, had passed.
Lucious Selmon said his younger brother had a 20 percent chance of survivial with brain damage, according to KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City. It’s been reported that Selmon has a blood clot in his heart. He’s been a fundraiser for USF since stepping down as athletic director in 2004. He resigned from that role because of heart and stress issues, according to another brother Dewey Selmon.
Selmon is a revered figure in the Tampa community for the tireless work he’s done for decades.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Hall of Fame defensive end Lee Roy Selmon was on the minds of teams he worked with Saturday, a day after he was hospitalized in Florida after suffering a stroke. His brother said he was showing small signs of improvement.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers confirmed Saturday that he suffered a stroke. They issued a statement saying that the organization was thinking about him.
The Glazer family, which owns the team, said: “From the very start, Lee Roy Selmon has been there for his team and his community. Now, he and the entire Selmon family should know that our family and the entire Buccaneer organization is thinking of and praying for him.”
The 57-year-old Selmon, also a star lineman at the University of Oklahoma, once served as athletic director for the University of South Florida, and its football players wore his old number on their helmets for their victory at Notre Dame.
Meanwhile, brother Dewey Selmon told the Tampa Tribune (http://bit.ly/qxazsw) on Saturday that he’s showing signs of improvement.
“We all have great hope,” said Dewey Selmon, also a former Oklahoma and Tampa Bay player. “He’s a fighter. Keep the prayers going.”
The brothers played on the Oklahoma teams that won the 1974 and 1975 national championships. Lee Roy Selmon earned All-America honors in 1975 and won the Lombardi and Outland trophies as the outstanding college lineman that year. As a Buccaneer, he was a Pro Bowl selection six years in a row and was NFL defensive player of the year in 1979 when the team made it to the NFC championship game. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Bears fans prayers go out for Lee Roy Selmon and to the entire Selmon family. Lee Roy Selmon was a great football player from a family of great football players and his contributions to the sport and his community are many. God be with you all.
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Lee Roy Selmon has made progress in a Tampa hospital as he fights for his life following a stroke on Friday.
Joey Johnston of the Tampa Tribune reports that Dewey Selmon says his brother is making progress and showing signs of improvement and responsiveness.
“He's stable and we all have great hope,'' Dewey Selmon told Johnston. "He's a fighter. Keep the prayers going.''
Selmon, the former defensive end for the Buccaneers, remains in critical condition. The hope is a more clear outlook will be known by the end of the weekend.
"Lee Roy knows that a lot of people care about him and are praying for him,'' Dewey Selmon said. "He knows that.''
Former Bucs linebacker David Lewis visited Selmon in the hospital Friday night and said he was able to recognize family members and squeeze hands. According to Lewis, Selmon is breathing on his own.
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