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- #FlashbackFridays - Tampa Bay Defensive End Lee Roy Selmon's suberb play allowed him to take the #98 spot on our list of the top 100 greatest NFL players of all time!
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My idol growing up in Tampa. Went to many games and met him twice. Remarkably kind and humble. Great role model. And when we got Hugh Green right behind him, NOBODY went left.
Disgustingly underated. Sadly injuries ended his career :(
Imagine if he played more seasons
How is this guy only #98? Severely underrated talent
R.I.P. Lee Roy. Outstanding football player.
Ley Roy Selmon one of the best defensive ends who ever lived. Nice guy, very smart and well spoken. He was one of the last great football players who had a since of sportsmanship and fair play. He never tried to hurt someone. You certainly can’t say that about most contemporary athletes. It was an honor and privilege getting a chance to watch him play.
Never seen this before. There goes this Saturday night. 97 and counting.
August Dog, I couldn't agree more with you. I can't turn it off now
I remember watching this when it first came out. It used to be a drag waiting until Wednesday night to watch this
I've been obsessed over them. Every single one of them is short, is presented by a different person and sometimes feels like has different direction than the others. Every video leaves me with a greater appreciation of the athlete. I can't stop watching them.
I watched them every so often, like tonight lmao
Leeroy was an amazing player and even better person. Us Bucs fans were lucky to have him and he never turned his back on us. Love you Leeroy!
This dude is way better than 98
How many defensive linemen can have 2 players drapped over him and still make a play
As good as he was, he was no where close to Ted Hendricks
@@cucumberrick3064 Ted Hendricks was way too low on this list as well! He’s way better than #82, Hendricks is at least top 50.
@@cucumberrick3064 Apples and oranges. Hendricks was a linebacker. The defensive line in front of him had to occupy blockers so Hendricks can roam free and make plays. Selmon was ON the defensive line - which means he had to take on double-teams from offensive linemen to get into the opposing backfield.
RIP Lee Roy Selmon 1954-2011"
Sad he was taken so early.
@@Lonewolfmike damn I didnt even know he passed away
@@josephsimmons8613 same
Remember 1971 going to the old high school field in Eufaula oklahoma. First time I saw Lee Roy and Dewey Selmon. Lee roy was 16 just shy of his 17th birthday. A 255lb man. He could run like the wind amazing balance. For me the bomb was watching him play basketball! He could move like a backcourt player and explosive... as he could really leap. Oh nothing like seeing a 255lb tailback in 1971! His biggest legacy is the person he was...
Awesome story!
I met Lee Roy Selmon a few years ago. He and a few of his buddies were taking in a few rounds of golf in my home town and I was one of the transport drivers taking him and his team to and from Kiawah Resort. I told him that my dad was a Sooner and he lit up like a Christmas tree..and I shook hands with him. One of his hands was bigger than both of my hands put side by side..it was like shaking hands with a catcher's mitt. Incredible. Nice, down to earth guy and a class act all the way.
David M the man died in 2011. You said this was a few years ago. So, maybe you meant before then. I don't know, but I think 7 is more than a few
@@Johnmhatheist to an elder 7 years is a couple, its relative time, 5 years to a 20 year old is 25 percent of their life, 5 years to a 50 year old is only 10 percent.
Tropic Mix yes but typically the word few mean two or three. A few years ago , for most people, means a couple of years, I.e. two or three. So 7 years really seems a stretch to say a few years.
@@Johnmhatheist fax
Jim Covert, the Bears great left tackle who played against Reggie White, Chris Doleman, and others, said Lee Roy Selmon was bar none, the best defensive end he ever played against.
Cool story bro Lawrence Taylor who everyone says is the best defensive player even said Reggie White was the best defensive player.
Also Brett favre who played against Reggie White and played with Reggie White said Reggie White was the best player he ever played with against or against.
There's many offensive lineman's who share that same sentiment about Reggie White.
You pointing out Jim covert don't mean that much to me.
@@pp3k3jamail lol why r u so defensive. It’s a mans oppinion. Reggie white is behind LT, and AD now.
@@pp3k3jamail Farve literally never played against Selmon tho, so to go off of his opinion alone isn't an argument to stand on. Ron Wolf was around some of the best defensive players football has seen. I think his opinion weighs a hell of a lot more than yours, mine or even Farve lol
@@savagerampage25 don't matter what you say he's still not better than Reggie White 🤷🏿♂️
@@pp3k3jamail for a career Selmon was better. Reggie White wasn't smart enough to be an athletic director of a university or bank executive. The Sooners were 32-1-1 when he played. His accolades are far superior to Reggie White.
" Coach, there is three things I never want to do.....1- " I don't wanna be buried at SEA"....2-" I dont wanna get hit in the mouth with a hockey puck"..3-" I dont wanna go out back there and play against Lee Roy Selmon"---Bears OL Ted Albrecht..
That say it all. Right there.
Lee Roy was Aaron Donald BEFORE Aaron Donald. For you linebacker fans - he was the LT of the Defensive Linemen of the late 70s early 80s. The man was the TRUTH and if I had a chance to draft a Lee Roy Selmon - I'd build my entire defense around him. He was THAT great. Straight up THE MOST underrated defensive lineman that ever played the game imho. Watch the 100 all time team and there is only ONE defensive lineman that Belichik gets plain ole giddy over - and that's Lee Roy Selmon.
If he had played for a good or even just an average NFL team he'd be a name that everyone knows like Howie Long. He made the Pro Bowl six times because his peers knew how good he was. I would definitely rank him higher than 98.
By 1973, Lucious Selmon was a preseason All-American at Oklahoma. Lee Roy and Dewey were sophomores and they would become All-Americans, too. In the five years the Selmons would play there, Oklahoma would win two national championships and come in second and third. In that time they would lose three games.............Legends
2:31 - 2:43 WOW dude was humble AF
I met him twice and Tony Dungy once. Nicest, classiest guys ever.
This pick was very smart in the long run, even though a good team needs a quarterback, every QB of the '76 draft ended up being busts. So Lee Roy Selmon was actually a better choice.
Jim zorn was pretty good
One of three Selmon brothers to play for the Oklahoma Sooners . Dewey and Lucious were the other two
Lee Roy Selmon, the original Buccaneer
Dont forget about Doug William's
Aware that I ruined the 63 count of likes
with Deacon at 14 and Reggie at 7, he should be in the 30s for sure.
he blew out his back and only played 9 seasons. Making 98 without all the stats is pretty good.
He was the best bucaneer ever. He was an amazing d line man, despite no owner, or talent, and in some cases, coaching
Yeah, and, uh, honorable mention for Tom Brady too! :)
LEROY SELMON WAS THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER I EVER SEEN PERIOD, NOT ONLY A GREAT PLAYER BUT A GREAT HUMAN BEING. GOD BLESS HIM
If he was on the Steelers, he would’ve been #20-#5 on this list; but he was a Buccaneer absolutely 100%
That’s why brooks is 97, one of the best OLB ever and he is 97. Like if Barber played for the Packers, Jets, Rams, or Raiders, he’s be in the HoF already.
Mean Joe Greene is irrationally rated outside the top 10 ,Leroy wasnt surpassing mean Joe Greene, a two time NFL defensive player of the year winner on the all time top 100 lists . RIP Leroy Selmon
He was amazing ❤️
Great player , lousey teams. Similar to Joe Thomas and Dan Dierdorf. Amongst others.
Cortez Kennedy is another great player who played on teams that sucked.
Michael Sloane Hell ya..Good comment.
NFL Films will probably never do it, but why not put together a list of, say, the top 50 players to play with lousy teams. Part of the criteria would be the winning percentages of their franchises over their careers. Leroy Selmon and Barry Sanders would be a great start.
Jose Dopwell I’ve seen an NFL Films clip of Lee Roy Selmon chasing down Billy Sims from behind and tackling him.
Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, O.J. Simpson, Tim Brown, Nnamdi Asomugha are on the same list as well.
Yeah, he's very underrated. One of the best of all-time.
Thank you, Ron Wolfe...you know football
I've watched a bunch of these and apparently every player is underrated other than jerry rice.
Lol
That interviewer at 2:34 is seriously one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen.
you know it
ReasonableMan317 Right!
That's Jane Kennedy...
Very pretty..i noticed her in a Steve Largent interview.... i don't really remember her.
Jayne Kennedy. Very beautiful woman.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Kennedy
Dang man, Selmon and Brooks are underrated
I love Lee Roy Selmon so I’ve watched this video tons of times and I’m curious if anyone else notices that at 2:06 the kick of the ball by the lions defender is perfectly synced to the music
Easily one of the best defensive ends in NFL history. Maybe top 5 all time along with Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Deacon Jones, and Gino Marchetti.
98!!!!😡😡😡😡😡 should be in the 50's
This video is too damn short
listen to ron wolf he knows what the hell he's talking about.
Outside of Belichek, you can stack his record against anyone
Before Warren Sapp, the Bucs had Lee Roy Selmon.
Reminds me of Aaron Donald. Just a beast & a players player
PS: forgot what a knockout Jayne Kennedy was/is.
SO UNDERRATED.
he was smiling hard af when tht woman interviewed him
I would have been smiling too. What a doll.
Jayne Kennedy. She was on the CBS pregame show 40 years ago.
She’s like 66 now
classy, cool, underrated
LEEROYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!! SELMON!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol
My uncle Frank Corral kicked 3 field goals vs the Bucs to send the Rams to the Super Bowl . Seems like just yesterday .😊
Lee Roy was an unstoppable force during those years with the Bucs and if they good have gotten past LA Rams in the NFC championship it would have been glorious .
Selmon doesn’t get NEAR the recognition that he should get. He was better than Sapp. Hes’s seriously in the direction of LT and Butkus and Reggie. Yet another all time great from the state of Oklahoma who’s career got wasted due to getting drafted by a bottom of the barrel team. (Barry Sanders.. OK St, Billy Sims... OU each wasted by Detroit).
Anyone that list this man at 98 is an idiot, and I mean ANYONE. This man was one of the best to ever play that position, just look at his numbers, look at whom he had around him, and look at the team he was on.
Those jerseys are absolutely beautiful
Awesome
98!?!? wow this dude is underrated I understand injuries and all but damn 98?!
It's disrespectful that he and Derrick Brooks are this low.
+Mike P it's not disrespectful he on the list of 100 greatest players think about all the great players that didn't make this list
+MICOLE WHYTE For Lee Roy Selmon to be this low on the list, it is disrespectful because of how great of a player he was.
Where's Doug Atkins? He should be on the list.
@@pp3k3jamail he was a legend on a terrible team.
If seldom stayed longer in the league he would have over 100.0 sacks, and be higher than 98
He was overlooked because he played on the new Bucks.
People are saying that Lee Roy Selmon isn't better than Reggie White as though they're comparing a practice squad player to White. Selmon was the defensive MVP of the league. Can anyone other than hardcore Bucs fans name other high-quality players on that defense? When Selmon was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995 he was only the 7th defensive end elected and the first in 13 years [NOTE: Howie Long, whom Ron Wolf mentioned, was #8] . The others before him played on successful, high-profile and/or big market teams (Robustelli, Marchetti, Ford, Deacon, Davis, Atkins). You've got the Monsters of the Midway and the Fearsome Foursome vs. ... the Creamsicles? Not exactly easy marketing. To be defensive MVP and be voted to 6 Pro Bowls in only 9 injury-shortened seasons is very impressive. Means that even though he wasn't in a great media market his peers in the trenches knew that he was a great player. And judging from the highlights he was a balanced DE who played the run very well, not a one-dimensional lineman who just mindlessly rushed upfield. No, he was not Reggie White, but no one else is either. Reggie is the valedictorian of DEs. Still very few can approach the excellence of the late, great Lee Roy Selmon.
Jose Dopwell his brother Dewey was a LB, I know that.
@@ObamaFromKenya dewy was a LB on paper but at that time they all played with their hand in the dirt on the line of scrimmage.
Well said
Selmon definately deserves to be much higher on this list!
Love what the coach said, better than the best he'd been around. Should be top 35 easy
2:33 👀
Rest in peace Lee roy Selmon EA really needs to add them into Madden 20
Great
You know, back in 2011 when the Texans were relatively new, and they drafted a star future HOF Defensive end that carried the team, I realized history repeats itself
David Carr???
Zach V close....
Tampa Legend.
Ron Wolf said it all really. Selmon was as good as they were bad.
THE BEST
The city of Tampa named their biggest express way after him when he was alive.
Im eating lunch while watching this
Nice
Rip 63
#98??? Lee Roy Selmon was one of the all time great defensive linemen. The only two I would pick in front of him would be Bob Lilly and Randy White.
God bless Mrs. Selmon
LEE ROYYYYYYY SELLLMONNNNNNNNNN.
Oh wait wrong name.
His brother Dewey was good too
He was the real deal RIP
0:39 DEM SHORTS
He is at 98 because he played in Tampa........Same reason Hugh Green never got recognition.....The Sapp and Brooks of their day...
Rip Lee Roy
2:32 he bagged that
#98 is way too low.
What a nice guy.
Glad I didn't play football against him.
God rest you Mr Selmon
What if he played in Pittsburgh with Mr. Greene and company.love the old t.b. colors.
🙌
i don't think they regret that pick
Funny how all you randoms think you know more than ron wolf about great players lol
That's Ron wolf's personal opinion, if you look at it statistically selmon and white aren't even close white is far and away better by a long shot.
Mike Greensmith
I trust film and actual analysis over stats. And people like Ron Wolf over people like you.
Lz V that’s an appeal to authority and personal analysis is personal
bob thornton
No, it means that just assessing players by stats, particularly defensive players, is lazy.
@@lzv6990 Well it's saying that "well this guy says it so it must be true" without supporting evidence. now, if you said, "Hey i've seen some film and I agree, for instance look at the way he...." then there's nothing wrong with that. Remember that the guy is also biased lol. he's not a perfect person. he drafted him.
The first great Buc, right? Yea, pops told me selmon was greatness.
I asked a former vikings lineman named Tim Irwin who said lee Roy selmon was the best all around player
Jane Kennedy was so damn fine
should be higher
Cool
What is the name of the song that starts at 2:45?
I believe it's trademarked by the NFL. It's on a ton of NFL Films productions
Autumn thunder A new game
never heard of the guy. seemed pretty special
Anybody know the song at 2:50????
“A New Game” by Tom Hedden th-cam.com/video/D2v6m2Bd_8k/w-d-xo.html
he sounds like that Mexican janitor in family guy
He looks like an old Jameis Winston
I dont see it bro😐
Greatest Sooner Ever and the 1st Family of OU.
Greatest sooner of all time
He looks like Myles Garrett could Myles Garrett be the future lee Roy
If he wasnt a BUC he would have been TOP 10....
Wow
He should be at least 60
Man, they SMASHED Wilbert Montgomery, Jaws and the whole Eagles in the '79 playoffs! But they couldn't muster a point against the Rams! I'm like, Damn, that's how the Tampa Bay phenomenon is gonna end?
And they had Doug Williams (replacing the not-so-fun-and-gun Steve Spurrier!) Rickey Bell and Jimmy Giles, but the Rams defense locked them cats up!
Deacon Jones like but those injuries.
He really thinks Lee Roy selmon is better than Reggie white smh