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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the benefits of football scholarship and community service. The first is the Selmon familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. The family raised nine kids on an Eufala farm. In football, he played alongside three brothers for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. The year 1973 was the first time Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy was named the top offensive lineman in country by Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. Over the course of three seasons, Roy was a starter, Oklahoma won two National Championships. The National Football Foundation named him as a Scholar-Athlete three times time in 1975. Selmon received a degree in education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during the college. After graduating Lee Roy relocating to Tampa and spent the next 9 years with Tampa's Buccaneers. There were three times he was selected All-Pro. Then he began his business career. His first job was as a Account Relations Officer with First Florida Bank, Tampa. In the past, he worked on the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There was no doubt that In 1982, The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy among the top 10 young stars throughout the United States. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He coached his university team in the year 1975. In 1993, he was named associate director of the University of South Florida. He was named 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 presented its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Jr. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor, who presented this award.