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Lee Roy Selmon blends the benefits of a football scholarship within his home with community service. Selmon is the youngest of children of Lucious Selmon and Jessie Selmon. They took care of him at their farm in Eufala. Another reason for his football career was that his father was the only of three brothers to play for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was a starter for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the United States. For three years, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy being the starting player. Also, they won 2 national titles. Selmon was honored when the National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in 1975. Selmon received a degree in education. Lee Roy was involved in volunteering for ten hours per week while he attended college. He moved to Tampa following college. He played with the Buccaneers for nine 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 with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as a member of the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as being among 10 of the most notable young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing 256 pounds in college as a player, captained his team for the year 1975. In 1993, he was named as associate director at the University of South Florida. He has been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. The award was presented by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.