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Lee Roy Selmon has a story that has a family history of scholarship football with community service. First family, he's the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon. The family lived on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. It was also the only one of three siblings to represent Oklahoma on the field of football. Three brothers all made All-American teams. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the nation's top lineman. Over the course of his three years as the starting line-up Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and secured two national championships. A third scholarship saw him named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in educational studies. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer every week while in college. In Tampa He played with the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. In addition, he began his career in the field of business. He was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that it was a surprise to hear that he was voted one of the top 10 young men in the country from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. In his student days, Lee Roy was 6-2 and was weighing a little over 256 pounds. He was captain of his university team in the year 1975. He joined University of South Florida in 1993, as Associate Director of Sports. In 1988 He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into both it into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 handed out its Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.

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