Chiseling the Mt. Rushmore of Tampa Bay Buccaneers greats
By Cory Kinnan
DE Lee Roy Selmon
The only player from the Buccaneers’ early years of existence worthy of even being considered is Lee Roy Selmon. The first ever draft pick in Tampa Bay, Selmon lived up to the hype throughout his Hall of Fame career.
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While sacks were not an official stat while Selmon played for the Buccaneers, it is estimated that he recorded a career number right around 78 sacks. A six-time Pro Bowler between the years of 1976 and 1984, Selmon was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995 and his face can be found permanently in Canton, Ohio.
Canton is not the only place to find a bust of Selmon as he has also had a statue constructed in his honor in downtown Tampa. In addition to being a Buccaneers great, Selmon also dedicated a part of his life the University of South Florida where he was the assistant athletic director from 1993 until 2001, then the athletic director until 2004.
The first face on the Mt. Rushmore of Buccaneer greats is an absolute no-brainer as Selmon was the first draft pick in franchise history and the first player to get his face chiseled into rock here as one of, if not the best player ever to where a Bucs’ uniform.