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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football and community service. First family he is the youngest of the nine children born to Lucious and Jessie Selmon. They grew up on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. The second football was that his father was the only of three brothers to play for Oklahoma. All three became All-America. In 1973, Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy was named the top offensive lineman in nation by the Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. Over the course of three seasons, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy as the starter. The team also took home 2 national titles. The National Football Foundation named him a Scholar-Athlete for the third time in the year 1975. Selmon holds a bachelor's degree in education. Fourth service In college Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week to volunteer projects. After graduation, he moved in Tampa and played for nine years with the Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro three times. After that, he began his professional career. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relation Officer at First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for 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. This is why Lee Roy was honored when the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as one of the 10 most notable young men in the country. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing 256 pounds in college as player, commanded his team during the season of 1975. In 1993, he was appointed the assistant director of Athletics at the University of South Florida. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame through the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 and The Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded an award of the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.