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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the virtues of family football scholarships and volunteerism in the community. Selmon is the youngest of children from Lucious Selmon and Jessie Selmon. They had him raised on the family farm near Eufala. The second football was that he is the youngest of three brothers to play for Oklahoma. All three were All-Americans. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards and Lombardi Awards. He was one of the top linemen in across the country. For three seasons as the team's starter, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. In his role as a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon was given a scholarship for the third time in the year 1975. Selmon earned a degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work throughout his time at college. After college, he moved into Tampa and played nine seasons for Tampa's Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro three times. Then he started his career. In 1988, he was working as an Account Relations Officer in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for 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. In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored his name in 1982, as one of the top 10 youngsters from the United States. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and was weighing 256 pounds. He coached his university team in the year 1975. He was hired by the University of South Florida in 1993 as the assistant director of sports. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 presented the Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.