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Lee Roy Selmon blends the merits of football scholarship in his family and volunteering in the community. His first family is that Selmon is the eldest of the nine children raised by Eufala with Lucious Selmon. In football, he was with his three brothers from Oklahoma. The three brothers were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the country by Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. He was awarded two championships as well as 32-1-1 in his three seasons as Oklahoma's starter. Selmon was honored when the National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in 1975. Selmon earned a degree as a teacher. Fourth service In the university Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. Following college, he relocated in Tampa and played nine years with the Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro three times. He then began his career. In 1988, he was an Account Relations officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also involved with these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. No wonder that In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the nation's most outstanding young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing 256 pounds in college as player, commanded his team for the year 1975. In 1993 he joined his current position at University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. Parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Jr. were awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma presented it.