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Lee Roy Selmon's existence is a combination of football scholarship, family work as well as community involvement. He was the youngest son from Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon. They raised him on the family farm near Eufala. Two football. He is one of the three brothers that participated in the football team of Oklahoma. All three became All-America. They made the All-America team in 1973. Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy was named the most offensive lineman in the United States by Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. In three years, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy as the starter. They also won the national title twice. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in the year 1975. Selmon received a diploma as a teacher. Lee Roy was involved in voluntary work for 10 hours a week while he attended college. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. Additionally, he started an entrepreneurial career. The year 1988 was the first time he began working as an Account Relations Officer for 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 and the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There was no doubt that the year 1982 was when The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of the 10 outstanding youngsters throughout the United States. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He captained his college team in 1975. He joined at the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The same year, he also was a part of his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.