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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends family football scholarships and community service. His first family is that his father was the youngest of the nine children raised in Eufala through Lucious Selmon. Also, he was one of three brothers who played for Oklahoma on the field of football. Three of them were All-Americans. In 1973, Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the United States. In the three years that Roy played as a player, Oklahoma won two National Championships. Selmon was an National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon received the opportunity to receive a scholarship in his third time in the year 1975. Selmon was awarded a degree from Education. Lee Roy was involved in volunteer work ten hour per week throughout his college years. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons before becoming an all-pro. Also, he began an entrepreneurial career. The first position he held was an Account Relations Manager 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. There's no surprise that The Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as one of the most prominent young people in America. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 lbs when he played college football. The year 1975 was the first time he led the squad. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993 as an associate director of sports. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame through his fellow members of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 as well as by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 gave their Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The award was presented by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.