LRS Medical Condition Revealed

[Ricky the Bull]

Not something to be taken lightly.... they don't call it the 'silent killer' for nothing.

High Blood Pressure Forced Selmon To Resign AD Post

By BRETT McMURPHY

Published: May 27, 2004

 

TAMPA - Former Bucs great and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon said he resigned as South Florida's athletic director in February because of high blood pressure.

Selmon initially took a six- week sabbatical Jan. 12 for what his brother Dewey Selmon told The Tampa Tribune was ``heart'' and ``stress-related'' problems.

``I'm doing great, feeling real good physically,'' Selmon told WTVT, Channel 13, on Wednesday. ``We just had that little bump in the road that required some sitting back and thinking.

``I think we all do that from time to time and [evaluate] our health situations and make sure we're doing things that can provide us a good quality of life physically for a long period of time.''

Selmon said his wife, Claybra, heavily influenced his decision to step down as USF's AD.

``She could tell some things were going on with myself,'' Selmon said. ``As we got into this, we sat down and prayed about it together as to what should we do.''

Upon resigning as USF's AD on Feb. 26, Selmon said his new job as president of the USF Foundation Partnership for Athletics would allow him to work at a ``little less stressful pace.''

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[Mama_Bull]

No hypertension isn't something to take lightly, but once diagnosed it can be successfully treated.  Thank goodness.  

[E.T.]

I had high blood pressure at 16 ... Very High ...over was around 200 ... now, after serious medication and fate, I am fine with minimal medication.

Except those Triple OT games  

[bulls96go]

thank god this can be treated

but there can be longer term problems such as strokes, kidney failure and heart disease

good luck LRS and good decision

[smazza]

LRS is one of the nicest people I have ever met

[The Sheriff]

Was that when you were with your buddy in the muscle shirt Smazza? I remember reading something about a football game and two men hanging with LRS... memories...

[smazza]

that was my  29 year old nephew and that was at usm game  at rjs but I have talked with Mr selmon at team hotel several times before that

we sat together in arkansas in a box