USF announces plans to honor Selmon

Posted Sep 8, 2011 by Adam Adkins

Updated Sep 8, 2011 at 08:29 AM

The USF athletics department announced its plans to honor Lee Roy Selmon. Below is the information provided in a press release on Thursday:

• The football team will wear a number 63 decal on their helmets for all football games

• All 19 USF teams, including the football team, will wear the initials LRS on all uniforms in all games throughout the 2011-12 year  

• The university has created a number 63 flag which the football team and spirit squads will carry onto the field for all home and away games

• The number 63 will be painted onto the field in two locations for Saturday’s home game against Ball State

• 40,000-plus No. 63/Lee Roy Selmon decals will be distributed to all fans to be worn at Saturday’s game

• Saturday’s Official Game-Day souvenir program will feature Lee Roy on its cover and in a special insert

• Saturday’s game will include a moment of silence and video tribute to Lee Roy (approximately 6:45 p.m.)

• USF, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Sports Authority have designated a space at Raymond James Stadium for a temporary memorial to Lee Roy. People wishing to leave tributes are free to place flowers, cards or remembrances on the tree-shaded mound in the middle of the mass transit drop-off turnaround on Dale Mabry.

In addition, the University intends to recognize and honor the wonderful contributions to USF and legacy of Lee Roy Selmon in a permanent manner in the very near future.