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Lee Roy Selmon's existence is a combination of football scholarship, family work and involvement in the community. The first time Selmon was born by Lucious as well as Jessie Selmon on the farm close to Eufala within Oklahoma as the youngest of the nine children they had. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the United States. In his three years as an offensive lineman, Oklahoma finished 32-1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him a Scholar-Athlete for the third time in 1975. Selmon graduated with a degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Lee Roy's fourth time of service consisted of ten hours a week in volunteer work during college. Following college, he relocated to Tampa and played nine seasons for the Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro three times. He then began his professional career. The year 1988 was the first time he was working as an Account Relations Officer for 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 Lee Roy in 1982 for being one of the top 10 young men from the United States. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 lbs during his time playing college football. In 1975, he was on the team. group. In 1993, Roy was a part of the university of south Florida's sports department as its Director of Athletics as an associate. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also named to 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 gave their Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.