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Lee Roy Selmon blends the merits of football scholarship in his family and the benefits of community service. One of the first things he did is to help the Selmon relatives. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. They raised nine children on a Eufala farm. Two soccer. He is one of three brothers who played for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was an All-Star for the whole 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. In his three years as an offensive lineman, Oklahoma finished 32-1-1 and won two national championships. Third scholarship he was named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon earned a degree in Education. Lee Roy was involved in volunteer work ten hour per week during his time at college. In Tampa, he played for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. Also, he began an entrepreneurial career. By 1988, he became an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also involved with these groups: 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 one of ten outstanding young people across the country. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds as a college player he captained the 1975 team. He joined the University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 by his fellow members of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 and The Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 awarded the Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.