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Lee Roy Selmon has a story that has a family history of scholarship football and volunteer work in the community. Selmon is the youngest of children from Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon. They took care of him at the farm they owned in Eufala. The Selmons were also among the three siblings that represented Oklahoma in football. Three of them were All-Americans. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. Oklahoma was the winner of two National Championships throughout his three-year tenure as the starter. Selmon was granted a 3rd award in 1975. In addition, he was referred to as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned a degree in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours each week working as a volunteer throughout his time at college. Then he settled in Tampa following college. He played for the Buccaneers for 9 years and made three times all-pro. His career in business began. In 1988, he worked as an Account Relation Officer 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 and for the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. No wonder that In 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of America's 10 outstanding young males. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in his height and weighed 256 lbs in his college days. He led the 1975 team. In 1993, he joined the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. In 1988 He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also made an appearance in the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 handed out its Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor of Oklahoma who conferred this award.