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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarships for his family with service for the community. In the first place, he was raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon at their Eufala farm. He was their youngest of nine children. On the football field, he competed along with three siblings for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the leading lineman of the nation. Over the course of his three years as the team's starter, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and secured two national championships. The third scholarship was awarded to him. He was as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon earned a bachelor's in education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer time per week throughout the course of his college. In Tampa, he played for the Buccaneers nine seasons and became an all-pro. Additionally, he started a career in business. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relation Officer 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 the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that he was named one of the top 10 young men of the nation in 1982 by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs when he played college football. He was a captain in 1975. was a leader of the team. He joined University of South Florida in 1993, as director of athletics as an associate. The university named him to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. The GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. Parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Jr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma presented the award.