Lee

Lee Roy Selmon blends the merits of football scholarship in his home with volunteering in the community. First family, he's the youngest of the nine children born to Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon raised on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. Second football he was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. In 1973, Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award and the Lombardi Award as the best lineman in the country. For three years, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy being the starting player. The team also took home two national championships. A third scholarship saw him named as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon earned a degree as a teacher. Lee Roy's fourth volunteer service was ten-hours per week of volunteer time in college. After graduation, he moved to Tampa and played nine seasons for Tampa's Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro 3 times. After that, he began his career. He was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as a member of the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as being among Ten of America's top young males. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds in his college days. He captained the 1975 team. In 1993, he was appointed the assistant director of Athletics at University of South Florida. In 1988, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also made his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 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.