Professional Career
| Tackles | |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 |
| 1977 | 110 |
| 1978 | 92 |
| 1979 | 117 |
| 1980 | 97 |
| 1981 | 73 |
| 1982 | 58 |
| 1983 | 71 |
| 1984 | 100 |
| Total | 742 |
| Sacks | |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.0 |
| 1977 | 13.0 |
| 1978 | 11.0 |
| 1979 | 11.0 |
| 1980 | 9.0 |
| 1981 | 6.5 |
| 1982 | 4.0 |
| 1983 | 11.0 |
| 1984 | 8.0 |
| Total | 78.5 |
In 1976, Selmon was the first player picked in the NFL draft, the first-ever pick for the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He joined older brother, Dewey, who was a second round pick of the Bucs. In his first year Selmon won the team's Rookie of the Year and MVP awards. Selmon went to six straight Pro Bowls and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1979. Buccaneer assistant Abe Gibron said, "Selmon has no peers" at defensive end, while former Detroit Lions coach Monte Clark compared him to "a grown man at work among a bunch of boys". A back injury made the 1984 season his last, and the Bucs retired his number, 63, in 1986. He is a member of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. In January 2008, Selmon was voted by a panel of former NFL players and coaches to Pro Football Weekly 's All-Time 3-4 defensive team along with Harry Carson, Curley Culp, Randy Gradishar, Howie Long, Lawrence Taylor and Andre Tippett. He was the first player to be inducted into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor on November 8, 2009.
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