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Lee Roy Selmon blends the advantages of a scholarship to football in his family and the benefits of community service. First family, he's the youngest of the nine children born to Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon. They grew up on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. He played football with his three brothers for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. The year was 1973. Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. Over the course of three seasons, Roy played as a player, Oklahoma won two National Championships. Third scholarship he was named an National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon earned a degree in Education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during the college. After graduation, he moved into Tampa and played for nine years with Tampa's Buccaneers. He was an All-Pro for three occasions. He then began his career. In 1988, as an account representative at First Florida Bank of Tampa, he worked with 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 him as one of 10 of the most notable young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing the hefty 256 pounds at college when he was a player, captained his team for the year 1975. He was hired by the University of South Florida in 1993, as associate director of sports. In 1988, Selmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 awarded its Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma made the presentation.