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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines football scholarship for his family as well as service to his community. His family's first name is he's the youngest out of the nine children raised in Eufala with Lucious Selmon. Two football. He is among the three brothers that participated in the football team of Oklahoma. The three brothers all made All-America. The year was 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 the entire nation. In his three years as a starter Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975 and designated an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon has a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer time per week throughout his time in college. Following graduation Lee Roy relocating to Tampa and spent the next nine years playing for Tampa's Buccaneers. Three times he was named an All-Pro. Then he began his business career. The first position he held was an Account Relation Officer at First Florida Bank, Tampa. He has worked on the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It was not a surprise when the year 1982 was when the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of the 10 young stars across the nation. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and was a tall of 7-foot-2. When he was playing for college, he was the head coach of the team of 1975. In 1993, he was a part of the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also named to the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. The Selmons' parents Lucious as well as 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.