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Lee Roy Selmon's existence includes football scholarship, family work and community involvement. First, his familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. He and his wife raised nine children on an Eufala farm. He played football with his three brothers for Oklahoma. All three became All-America. The year 1973 was the first time Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the players for one season. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards and Lombardi Awards. He was one of the top linemen in all of the nation. In his three years as a starter Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. Selmon was honored when the National Football Foundation named him as a Scholar-Athlete three times time in 1975. Selmon earned a degree as a teacher. Fourth-year service in the university Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. After graduating Lee Roy relocating to Tampa which is where he played for nine years playing with Tampa's Buccaneers. 3 times, he was named All-Pro. He began his business career. In 1988, he began working as an Account Relations Officer in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as well as the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There's no surprise that Lee Roy was honored when the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as one of the most prominent young men across the nation. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch higher and weighing in at 256 pounds in college as a player, captained his team during the season of 1975. In 1993 he joined at the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame by the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 as well as by in the Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.