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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarship for his family and service to his community. Selmon is the youngest of children from Lucious Selmon and Jessie Semon. They took care of him at the family farm near Eufala. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was the best lineman in all of the nation. In three years, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy serving as their starting line-up. Also, they won the national title twice. In 1975, Selmon was awarded the third scholarship of his career and was named an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned a degree as an educator. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer times a week in his time in college. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons before becoming an all-pro. Also, he began a career in business. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Representative at Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also involved with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There's no surprise that Lee Roy was honored when the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as one of the most prominent young men across the nation. When he was a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and was weighing 256 pounds. He coached his university team in the year 1975. He joined University of South Florida in 1993, as assistant director of sports. In 1988, he was voted 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. The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded an award of the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.