Jeff Pearlman on Ricky Bell

So, now it's the entire family that's under appreciated?

The guy played his entire pro career in Tampa.

The Bucs retired his number: http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/tampa_bay_buccaneers/retired_numbers.html

There's an expressway named for him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon_Expressway

And, he founded a local restaurant chain, bearing his name, with the Outback Steakhouse guys.

What more do you want?

 

Not to mention that The Selmon Brothers were the toast of college football in the mid seventies.



If you want to talk about an under appreciated family it's The Browners.

 

LOL

Outside of strip malls and strip clubs Tampa, he is not well known. You are sort of proving it by not knowing his college football history.

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/ENCYCLOPEDIA/ENTRIES/S/SE009.html

Three brothers. All three All American linemen at OU. Two were on multiple national title teams.

And when the Bucs made their first two draft picks, ever, they called the same number for each pick. Lee Roy first and Dewey second. Lee Roy is in the pro and college HOF.

Dewey eventually earned his doctorate in Philosophy and Lee Roy pretty much started USF football.

But, yeah, Lee Roy owns a couple restaurants as well.

 

Just for once admit you're wrong instead of carrying it on and looking like an even bigger dunce.

Leroy Selmon was a lot more prominent than say LC Greenwood or Dwight White.

One of my favorite all time articles from SI by John Underwood:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087997/

 

You're saying this as if it's in dispute?

Your started this silly threadjack by declaring that Selmon was someone, "modern fans need reminded of every few years or so."

The NFL team he played for, and the city where he played, have taken steps to ensure he's remembered.

His business success also ensures he'll be remembered in the area where he played pro ball.

Who, "should" remember him, but doesn't? And, what steps should be taken to make certain more folks remember him, and who should take them?

 

At this point Leroy Selmon is probably more well known that Joe Greene.

 

Bullshit.

 

Everywhere in the United States outside of Tampa, where he is known.

Fans of the NFL should remember him or know about him. Steps, like writing features, can be taken by national writers. See the story on Ricky Bell that started this thread. That is a perfect example.

Why the hell do I respond to trolls?

 

I think NFL beat writers need to start writing more features on Glen Edwards and Jon Kolb.

 

I have not seen a good feature in a long time on Gary Beban. The NFL beat writers owe us one

 

I agree. Mean Joe's Coke commercial gave him household recognition. Not only that he was a winner. LeRoy Selmon was good Mean Joe Greene was better. End of discussion.

 

Selmon is so well-known that two different people on this thread have misspelled his name. It's Lee Roy.