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Lee Roy Selmon, Class of 1995
 

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Lee Roy was an All-Amercian at Oklahoma.
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Lee Roy was the Buccaneers' first ever draft pick. Here, he poses with Tampa Bay's late owner Hugh Culverhouse following the 1976 NFL Draft.
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Selmon earned All-Rookie honors in 1976 despite missing six games due to injury.
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Selmon became one of the most dominant defensive ends in the NFL in the late '70s and early '80s.
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Lee Roy amassed 78 1/2 career sacks.
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Selmon earned All-Pro honors three times, named All-NFC five times, and voted to six Pro Bowls during his career with the Buccaneers that spanned from 1976 to 1984.
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Lee Roy was the anchor of a Bucs team that went from 0-26 to winning the NFC Central Division in 1979 and 1981.
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Selmon was a devastating pass rusher and was named the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1980s (second team).
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Selmon led the way in the Bucs' first-ever playoff win, a 24-17 victory over the Eagles in the 1979 NFC Divsional Playoff Game.
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Selmon answers questions from the media on the morning of his 1995 induction.
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Lee Roy reflects on becoming the first Buccaneer to be enshrined into the Hall of Fame.
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Dewey and Lee Roy share a moment on the Enshrinement stage.
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Lee Roy was humbled by his enshrinement into the Hall.
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Selmon's bust on stage during the 1995 Enshrinement ceremony.
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Lee Roy became the first Buccaneers player to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham shared a laugh with Lee Roy and Dewey during the 1995 Hall of Fame celebration weekend.
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Lee Roy's presenter was his brother, and former Bucs teammate, Dewey Selmon.
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The Selmon family poses with Lee Roy's bronze bust.
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A proud Selmon family.
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Lee Roy was honored at halftime of the 1995 HOF Game.
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Lee Roy's Hall of Fame mural.
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Lee Roy's bronze bust.
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