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Lee Roy Selmon's history combines the benefits of football scholarship with community service. Selmon is the youngest of children of Lucious Selmon and Jessie Selmon, who took care of him at the farm they owned in Eufala. In second football, he was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. All three made All-America. The year 1973 was the first time Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award as well as the Lombardi Award as the best lineman in the country. For three years, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy serving as their starting line-up. The team also took home two national championships. In 1975, he was awarded his third scholarship, and was recognized as an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon obtained his master's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy's fourth time of service was ten-hours per week of volunteer time in the college. Following college, he moved to Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers played the all-pro 3 times, and began an entrepreneurial career. In 1988, he was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. He was no surprise that In 1982, The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy among the top 10 outstanding youngsters across the country. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing 256 pounds in college as player, commanded his team during the season of 1975. In 1993, he was a part of his current position at University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.