NFL HOFer Lee Roy Selmon Dies From Stroke

[Baron Scicluna]

RIP to one helluva player.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

RIP.

Had a hell of a comfort food chain in the area.

They're still around, fyi.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

RIP

 

[Steak Snabler]

Great piece on Selmon's college career from The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/selmons-teammates-respected-the-player-loved-the-person/article/3601282

(By the way, that Houston Oilers QB Selmon is smashing in the picture I posted above is Oliver Luck, Andrew Luck's father).

 

[Blitz]

RIP Lee Roy

 

[flexmaster33]

RIP to Lee Roy.

Strokes come on fast and unexpectedly...sad

 

[Steak Snabler]

RIP to Lee Roy.

Strokes come on fast and unexpectedly...sad

Yeah, LRS looked to be in good physical condition in every recent photo I've seen. Not sure what kind of lifestyle he kept otherwise (smoking, drinking, etc.), but he looked pretty fit for a 56-year-old man.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

Great piece on Selmon's college career from The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/selmons-teammates-respected-the-player-loved-the-person/article/3601282

(By the way, that Houston Oilers QB Selmon is smashing in the picture I posted above is Oliver Luck, Andrew Luck's father).

Very interesting about who that QB was. Thanks, for the knowledge.

Here's a column by Gary Shelton of the St. Pete Times: Very well done

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/article1189852.ece

 

[playthrough]

Found out about this late yesterday, having spent a golf weekend with buddies and not watching any news. They had no idea who Lee Roy Selmon was, which kinda surprised me. Granted, I spent several years in Tampa, discovering what an icon he was -- and eating many, many fabulous meals at his restaurant.

 

[Ace]

Not many athletes were as universally respected and beloved as Lee Roy Selmon in Tamoa.