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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines football scholarship for his family as well as service to the community. First of all the Selmons were brought up with Lucious as well as Jessie Selmon. They lived on the farm close to Eufala within Oklahoma as the eldest of their nine children. He played second in football and was the third brother who were players for Oklahoma. All three became All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was a starter for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the best lineman of the United States. Over the course of three seasons, Roy was a starter, Oklahoma won two National Championships. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in the year 1975. Selmon received his bachelor's diploma in education. Lee Roy's fourth volunteer service included ten hours per week of volunteer time in the college. He settled down in Tampa following college. He was a member of the Buccaneers for nine seasons and made three times all-pro. The business venture he started began. In 1988, he was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It's no wonder in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the nation's most outstanding young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch higher and weighing in at 256 pounds in college as player, commanded his team for the year 1975. In 1993, Roy joined the university of south Florida's sports department as Director of Athletics as an associate. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame by the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 as well as by in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor, who presented this award.