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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarships for his family as well as service to his community. First family, he's the youngest of the nine children born to Lucious Selmon and Jessie. They grew up on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. He was also one of three siblings who represented Oklahoma on the field of football. All three made All-America. The year 1973 was the first time Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's best lineman. For three seasons as the team's starter, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and won two national championships. The National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in 1975. Selmon holds a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering in his college days. Following college, he relocated into Tampa and played for nine years for Tampa's Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro three times. After that, he began his career. In 1988, while working as an account liaison officer for First Florida Bank of Tampa and worked for the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. He was no surprise that In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy among the top 10 young stars across the country. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 lbs during his time playing college football. He was a captain in 1975. was on the team. group. He joined University of South Florida in 1993 as an Associate Director of Sports. In 1988, Selmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The same year, he also was a part of his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.