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Lee Roy Selmon's story is a mix of football scholarship for his family as well as service in the local community. The first family is his youngest of the nine children of Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon. They grew up on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. In second football, he was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. The three brothers all made All-America. The year 1973 was the first time Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award as well as the Lombardi award as the best lineman in the country. In his three years as an offensive lineman, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and won two national championships. Selmon was an National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon received the opportunity to receive a scholarship in his third time in 1975. Selmon received his bachelor's diploma in education. Lee Roy's fourth service included ten hours per week of volunteer time in the college. After graduation Lee Roy relocating to Tampa which is where he played for nine years playing with Tampa's Buccaneers. There were three times he was named an All-Pro. He began his business career. He began his career in 1988. was working as an Account Relation Officer in the 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 Lee Roy in 1982 for being among the top 10 young men of the United States. When he was a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs a little over 256 lbs. He coached his university team in the year 1975. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993 as an assistant director of sports. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame recognized his as a member in the year 1988. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame, in 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma made the presentation.