The best photos from defensive end Lee Roy Selmon's career with the Buccaneers.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the preseason game against the Baltimore Colts at Tampa Stadium on September 10, 1977 in Tampa, Florida
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in action against the Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Stadium on October 7, 1984 in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rushes the quarterback during the game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, October 14, 1979 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rushes the quarterback against the Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Stadium on September 5, 1981 in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Stadium on December 29, 1979 in Tampa, Florida.
Defensive end Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks to block during the game against the Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Stadium on November 25, 1979 in Tampa, Florida.
Defensive end Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lines up against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium on October 7, 1979 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tackles against the Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Stadium on September 25, 1983 in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks to tackle against the Chicago Bears at Tampa Stadium on December 2, 1979 in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, August 11, 1979 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers receives an award during the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Stadium on December 6, 1981 in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63, OT Dave Reavis #75, RB Ricky Bell #42, and Linebacker David Lewis #57 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a play against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 6, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers makes a tackle during the game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, September 23, 1979 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
DE Lee Roy Selmon #63 and Linebacker Richard Wood #54 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in action during the preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, August 11, 1979 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
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On this day, 39 years ago, the Buccaneers drafted a legend.
With the first overall pick in the 1976 draft, the team selected three-time All-American defensive end Lee Roy Selmon out of the University of Oklahoma. It was the Bucs' first-ever draft pick.
Selmon played all nine of his NFL seasons for the Buccaneers, from 1976 to 1984. During his tenure in Tampa he recorded 78.5 sacks, still the most in team history, and 742 tackles, No. 7 on the Bucs' all-time list.
For his efforts, he was named to six Pro Bowls and was named an All-Pro by the Associated Press twice. In 1979, Selmon was the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.
His No. 63 jersey has been retired by the Buccaneers and in 1995, he became the first Buccaneers elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was also the first Buc nominated for the team's Ring of Honor.
"I've been around great players," said Ron Wolf, the Bucs' former Vice President of Operations. "I've been around Howie Long. I've been around Ted Hendricks and I've been around Reggie White. But of all those players I just mentioned, the best player is Lee Roy Selmon."
NFL.com listed Selmon as the No. 98 player in NFL history.
