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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football with community service. Selmon is the youngest of children of Lucious Selmon and Jessie Selmon. They took care of him at their farm in Eufala. Another reason for his football career was that he is the youngest of three brothers who played with Oklahoma. Three of them made All-America. 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. Over the course of three seasons, Roy was a starter, Oklahoma won two National Championships. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975 and selected as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned his diploma in education. Lee Roy's fourth time of service was ten-hours per week of volunteer time in college. He settled down in Tampa after graduation, and was a member of the Buccaneers for nine years and played three times in the all-pro league. The business venture he started began. His first job was as an Account Relations Manager at First Florida Bank, Tampa. In the past, he 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. There was no doubt that the year 1982 was when the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of the 10 outstanding youngsters across the nation. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in the height department and weighed 256 lbs when he was a student athlete. He was captain of the team in 1975. In 1993 he joined the University of South Florida as 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, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 presented their Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.