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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarships for his family as well as service to the community. He is the youngest child of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Semon. They raised him on the farm they owned in Eufala. The Selmons were also among the three brothers who played for Oklahoma on the field of football. Three of them made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was a starter for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the USA. The three years he was a starter Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, he received his third scholarship and was recognized as the National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon received his bachelor's diploma in education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during the college. Following college, he relocated to Tampa and played nine seasons with Tampa's Buccaneers. He was an All-Pro three times. Then he started his professional career. By 1988 he had become an Account Relation Officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of America's most outstanding young men. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and stood at a height of 6'2 inches. While he was in college, he commanded the 1975 team. In 1993, he became the athletic director's assistant at University of South Florida. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 presented the Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma presented the award.