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Lee Roy Selmon has a story that has a family history of scholarship football with social service. The first time Selmon was raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon at their Eufala farm. He was their youngest of nine kids. Second, football was his favorite sport. He was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. The year was 1973. Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the nation's top lineman. For three seasons as a starter Oklahoma finished 32-1-0 and also won two championships at the national level. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975, and was named as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon received his bachelor's master's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer time per week throughout his time in college. In Tampa where he played, he joined the Buccaneers over nine years and was an all-pro. Additionally, he started a career in the field of business. He was an Account Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked for these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute in the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of the country's 10 outstanding young men. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 pounds at the time his college football career began. He was a captain in 1975. was the captain of the team. He became the associate director of athletics at the University of South Florida, in 1993. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame was named for him in 1998. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame was in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame, in 1995. He and his parents Lucious and Mary Selmon Jr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma awarded it.