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Lee Roy Selmon has a background that is a combination of family scholarships football and volunteer work in the community. The first line of his family was that his father was the youngest of nine kids who were raised by Eufala through Lucious Selmon. Another reason for his football career was that he is the youngest of three brothers who played with Oklahoma. Three of them made All-America. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the nation by the Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. He won two championships and the score was 32-1-1 over his three seasons as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. The National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in 1975. Selmon earned a degree in education. Fourth service In the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours every week for volunteer activities. He settled down in Tampa after graduation, and was a member of the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and played three times in the all-pro league. His business career began. The first position he held was a Account Relations Officer with First Florida Bank, Tampa. In the past, he worked in the past for 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 as one of the ten outstanding young people across the nation. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 lbs in the time he played football at college. He was a captain in 1975. was the captain of the squad. In 1993 he was appointed assistant director of the University of South Florida. 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 Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma made the presentation.