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Football (2006-09)

The only two-time, first-team All-America selection (2007 & 2008) in program history, George Selvie was a standout defensive end for the Bulls and is the third student-athlete from the football program to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining Anthony Henry (Class of 2011) and Marquel Blackwell (Class of 2013).

A consensus first-team All-American in 2007, Selvie was an NCAA statistical champion recording 31.5 tackles for loss to lead all of FBS football. Named the 2007 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, 2007 Bill Willis Trophy winner and a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Ted Hendricks Award, the defensive end set program records for tackles for loss (31.5) and sacks (14.5) in 2007 as the Bulls defeated No. 13 Auburn and No. 5 West Virginia to rise to the program’s highest ever national ranking of No. 2.

A three-time first team All-BIG EAST selection, Selvie led USF in sacks in 2007 and 2008 and stands as the program’s career leader in tackles for loss (69.5), sacks (29), forced fumbles (9) and starts (50). Selvie is second in fumble recoveries (5) and games played (51), and holds game records for tackles for loss (6) and sacks (4).

A four-year starter, he helped lead USF to four straight bowl games and three bowl victories before being selected in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He went on to play six seasons in the NFL, recording 143 tackles, 14.0 sacks, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles in stints with the Giants, Cowboys, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Panthers and Rams.

He was inducted into the USF Athletic Hall of Fame on Nov. 15, 2019 as part of a three-member Class of 2019.