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Lee Roy Selmon's history combines the virtues of family football academic scholarship with social service. At first, he was raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon at their Eufala farm. He was the youngest of nine children. On the football field, he competed with three of his brothers from Oklahoma. The trio made All-America. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's best lineman. The three seasons he was the team's starter, Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and won two national championships. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975 and named as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned a bachelor's in educational studies. Lee Roy spent ten hours a week on volunteer work during his college years. He returned to Tampa following his college years, playing in the Buccaneers for 9 years and made three times all-pro. The business venture he started began. He was an Account Relation Officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked on the following groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on 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 most outstanding young males. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds as a college player he played for the 1975 team. In 1993, he was a part of his current position at University of South Florida as assistant 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, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 handed out their Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.