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Downtown Tampa statue honoring Lee Roy Selmon is about more than just football

The 8-foot statue of the Bucs’ Hall of Famer, USF athletic director, businessman and philanthropist is unveiled Friday morning.

Lee Roy Selmon's widow, Claybra Selmon, shakes hand with Tampa mayor Jane Castor as a statue of Selmon is unveiled in downtowm Tampa Friday morning. [EDUARDO A. ENCINA | Times]

Lee Roy Selmon's widow, Claybra Selmon, shakes hand with Tampa mayor Jane Castor as a statue of Selmon is unveiled in downtowm Tampa Friday morning. [EDUARDO A. ENCINA | Times]

TAMPA — Statues honoring football heroes are usually erected outside stadiums — and certainly there’s no one more deserving to be bronzed in front of Raymond James Stadium than Lee Roy Selmon.