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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the benefits of football family academic scholarship with community service. Selmon is the son of Lucious Selmon and Jessie Semon. They brought him up on their farm in Eufala. He played second in football and was the third brother who were players for Oklahoma. Three brothers all made All-American teams. In 1973, Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the United States by Outland Lombardi, the Outland Awards. For three seasons as an offensive lineman, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and won two national championships. Third scholarship he was named the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon graduated with a qualification in the field of education. Fourth-year service in college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. Following college, he moved to Tampa and played for nine seasons with the Buccaneers played all-pro three times, before beginning a new business career. The year 1988 was the first time he started working as an Account Relation Manager in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. The bank was also a partner of the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as well as the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him as one of the United States' most outstanding young men. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in the height department and weighed 256 pounds when he was a student athlete. He led the 1975 team. He was promoted to an associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida, in 1993. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame recognized him in the year 1988. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame In 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame In 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 gave the Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.