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Lee Roy Selmon has a tradition that blends family scholarship football with volunteer work in the community. First family, he's the youngest of nine children born to Lucious and Jessie Selmon. The family lived on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. He played football with three of his brothers from Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's best lineman. In his three years as the Oklahoma's starting line-up and the team went three-and-a-half and won two championships. In 1975, he was awarded his third scholarship and was awarded the title of a National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon received a degree in education. Fourth year of college Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week in volunteer projects. Then he settled in Tampa following his college years, playing as a member of the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and made three times all-pro. The beginning of his business career came. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relation Officer in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He was employed by the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute and also the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized him as one of the most outstanding American young men. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in size and weighed in at 256 pounds when he was a student athlete. He led the 1975 team. In 1993 he joined at the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. He was also named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 awarded its Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.