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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines the football scholarship of his parents and a commitment to the community. In the first place the Selmons were raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon on the farm close to Eufala within Oklahoma as the youngest of the nine children they had. Two soccer. He was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. They made the All-America team in 1973. Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award as well as the Lombardi award as the best lineman in the country. He won two championships and 31-1-1 during his three years as Oklahoma's main man. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975. He was also selected as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon was awarded a degree from Education. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering throughout his time at college. Then he settled in Tampa after college, was a member of the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and made three times all-pro. The business venture he started began. In 1988, while working as an account liaison officer for First Florida Bank of Tampa and worked for 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 one of 10 young stars across the country. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing more than 256 pounds when he played in the college level as an athlete, was captain of his team during the season of 1975. He joined his current position at University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame through The GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Jr. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.