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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines football scholarships for his family and service for the community. He was the eldest child of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon. They had him raised on their family farm near Eufala. He played football alongside three brothers in Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-Americans. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's best lineman. Oklahoma was the winner of two National Championships during the span of three seasons as the lineman. Selmon was granted a 3rd award in 1975. In addition, he was referred to as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon graduated with a degree of education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer every week while in college. Following college, he moved to Tampa where he played nine years with the Buccaneers played all-pro three times, and began a business career. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relations Officer at First Florida Bank in Tampa. He was employed by 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. There was no surprise 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 at the time he played in college. He played for the 1975 team. Lee Roy was appointed associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida, in 1993. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also named to the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. The Selmons' parents Lucious and Mary Selmon Sr. were awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.