NFL Week 1 odds: Hall of famer Lee Roy Selmon died

NFL Week 1 odds: One of the most important defensive elements in pro football history and legend of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Lee Roy Selmon, has died at age 56, two days after suffering a massive heart attack.

Selmon, who was the first player selected from around the 1976 Draft, drafted as the first element in the history of the expansion franchise for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was intrenado from Friday September 2 at St. Joseph's Hospital of Tampa . Initially, a spokesman for his restaurant chain had mistakenly announced his death, however, Dewey Selmon, Lee Roy's brother, denied that statement.

On Saturday 3, a hospital report indicated that the condition had improved Selmon.

Unmistakable with his jersey number 63, Selmon, superstar college with the University of Oklahoma and the Sooners uniform was twice named All-American Dream Team and in 1975, won the Lombardi Award and Outland prestigious Trophy.

During his brilliant career, was selected to six Pro Bowls and chosen as Defensive Player of the Year in the NFL in 1979. He retired in 1984 and in 1995 he was enthroned as the first "buccaneer" in the Hall of Fame in Canton.

The number 63, Selmon is the only retired by the Buccaneers organization and Highway Tampa, Florida, was named in his honor.

Recently, Selmon was named the No. 98 player in the NFL Network program "The 100 best players of all time."

In a statement from the organization of the Buccaneers, expressed grief over the loss of Selmon.

"Tampa Bay has lost another giant," said Glazier family in the written statement. "Today is a really bleak for the Buccaneers fans, for fans of Sooners and for all football fans. Being the first 'Buc' to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, certainly distinguishes Lee Roy, however, its height off the field as a real gentleman, he is out of the stratosphere. "