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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines football scholarships for his family as well as service in the local community. The first family is his youngest of the nine children born to Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon. The family lived on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. In football, he played with his three brothers in Oklahoma. All three of them were All-Americans. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was the top lineman for all of the nation. During his three-year tenure as Oklahoma's starting quarterback The Sooners recorded a 32-1-1 record and won two national championships. Selmon was a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon was awarded an award for his third year in 1975. Selmon earned a degree in education. Lee Roy was involved in volunteer work ten hour per week while he attended college. After college he settled in Tampa playing nine years for the Buccaneers were an all-pro three times before beginning a business career. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Relations officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also a part of the following organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as being among Ten of America's top young males. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs a little over 256 lbs. He was captain of his college team in the year 1975. In 1993, he was appointed the associate director of Athletics at University of South Florida. In 1988, Selmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The same year, he also was a part of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.