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Lee Roy Selmon's past combines the virtues of family football scholarship with volunteerism in the community. Selmon is the youngest of children of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon, who brought him up on their farm in Eufala. It was also the only one of three siblings that represented Oklahoma in football. Three of them made All-America. For 1973 Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy was named the most effective offensive lineman of the national by Outland Lombardi, Outland and the Outland Awards. Oklahoma had two National Championships over his time as a player of the team. The third scholarship was awarded to him. He was an National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon obtained his qualification in the field of education. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering throughout his time at college. After graduation, he relocated to Tampa where he played nine years with the Buccaneers played all-pro three times, before beginning a new business career. When he was in the year 1988, he was working as an Account Relation Manager in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He was employed with the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute and also the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982 The Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as one of the 10 of America's top young males. When he was a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighted 256 lbs. He captained his college team in the year 1975. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993 as an director of athletics as an associate. The College Football Hall of Fame named him in 1998. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame was in 1994. 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. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma awarded it.