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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines football scholarships for his family as well as service to the community. In the first place the Selmons were raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon, who lived on their Eufala farm as the youngest of nine kids. Second football he was the third brother who were players for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the best lineman in the nation. Oklahoma had two National Championships throughout his time as a starter. In 1975, he received his third scholarship. He was acknowledged as the National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned a degree in Education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work during his college years. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers over nine years and was an all-pro. Additionally, he started a career in business. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relation Manager at First Florida Bank in Tampa. The bank was also a partner of the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute and also the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that it was a surprise to hear that he was voted one of the 10 most notable young men in the country from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 pounds at the time his college football career began. He was a captain in 1975. was a leader of the team. Lee Roy was appointed an associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida, in 1993. The College Football Hall of Fame honored him in the year 1998. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame In 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame In 1995. In 1989 in 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.