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Lee Roy Selmon blends the advantages of a scholarship to football in his family with the benefits of community service. First of all the Selmons were raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon on the farm close to Eufala within Oklahoma as the eldest of the nine children they had. In football, he was alongside three brothers from Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the United States. In his three years as the team's starter, Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and won two national championships. A third scholarship saw him named as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon received a diploma in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work during his college years. After graduation, he moved in Tampa and played nine years with Tampa's Buccaneers. He was an All-Pro for three occasions. After that, he began his career. By 1988, he became an Account Relation Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He also worked with the following organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982 The Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as being among Ten of America's top young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing 256 pounds in college as player, commanded his team throughout 1975. He was hired by the University of South Florida in 1993 as the Associate Director of Sports. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded the Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.