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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football with volunteer work in the community. The first is his familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. They raised nine children in a Eufala farm. Also, he was one of three brothers who played for Oklahoma on the field of football. All three became All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was a starter for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's best lineman. He won two championships and the score was 32-1-1 over his three seasons as Oklahoma's starter. A third scholarship saw him named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon graduated with a diploma from the University of California at Berkeley. Fourth service In college Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week to volunteer projects. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. Additionally, he started a career in business. In 1988, he began working as an Account Relation Manager for First Florida Bank in Tampa. He was employed by the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute and the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored his name in 1982, as one of the top 10 youngsters of the United States. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs in the time he played football at college. In 1975, he was on the team. team. He joined at the University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. In 1988, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also made his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 awarded its Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.