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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football and volunteer work in the community. Selmon is the son from Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon. Both brought him up on their farm in Eufala. He played football with his three brothers for Oklahoma. They were all All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the leading lineman of the nation. In the three seasons he was Oklahoma's starter The Sooners finished 33-1-1, and picked up two championships. In 1975, he was awarded the third scholarship of his career and was recognized as the National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon has a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Fourth year of the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. Then he settled in Tampa following college. He played for the Buccaneers for 9 years and was three-times all-pro. The business venture he started began. When he was in the year 1988, he was working as an Account Relation Officer in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He was employed with the 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. So it's not surprising that in 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him as one of the United States' most outstanding young males. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 lbs. He was a captain on his college team in 1975. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993 as an director of athletics as an associate. It was the College Football Hall of Fame honored him in the year 1998. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame, in 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Senior. The award was presented by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.





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