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Lee Roy Selmon's history combines the benefits of football scholarship with community service. The first line of his family was that he's the youngest out of nine kids who were raised by Eufala by Lucious Selmon. Also, he was one of three siblings that represented Oklahoma in football. All three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards and Lombardi Awards. He was the top lineman for the entire nation. In his three years as a starter Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. The third scholarship was awarded to him. He was as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon holds a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering during his college years. After graduation, he landed in Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers played an all-pro three times before beginning his business career. He began his career in 1988. worked as an Account Relations Officer at First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for 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. In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Lee Roy in 1982 for being one of the top 10 youngsters of the United States. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and was weighing 256 pounds. He was captain of his college team in the year 1975. In 1993, he became the associate director of Athletics at University of South Florida. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 by his fellow members of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. The Selmons' parents Lucious and Mary Selmon Jr. have been awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma awarded it.