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Lee Roy Selmon's past combines the advantages of family football academic scholarship with volunteering for the community. In the first place the Selmons were raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon, who lived on their Eufala farm as the youngest of nine children. He played football with his three brothers from Oklahoma. The trio made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the nation's top lineman. Oklahoma won two National Championships during the three years he was a player of the team. He was awarded a third award in 1975. In addition, he was referred to as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon obtained his qualification in the field of education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during the course of his college. Following college, he moved to Tampa where he played nine years with the Buccaneers was all-pro three times before launching a professional career. In 1988 he took on the role of account liaison officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank. He also worked with the following groups: 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 one of the 10 of America's top young men. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 pounds when playing in the college football league. The year 1975 was the first time he was the captain of the team. In 1993, he joined the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He was named to 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 presented the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor of Oklahoma who conferred this award.