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Lee Roy Selmon's history combines the merits of family sports scholarship and community service. Selmon is the son of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon, who brought him up on the farm they owned in Eufala. It was also the only one of three siblings that represented Oklahoma on the field of football. Three of them were All-Americans. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy was named the top offensive lineman in nation by Outland Lombardi, the Outland Awards. Oklahoma won two National Championships throughout the three years he was a player of the team. Selmon received a third scholarship in 1975 and named as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon holds a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Fourth year of the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week to volunteer projects. He settled down in Tampa following college. He played with the Buccaneers for nine years and was three-time all-pro. The beginning of his business career came. In 1988, he was working as an Account Relation Officer at 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 as well as the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There was no surprise that In 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the nation's the top 10 most promising young males. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs 256 pounds. He captained his college team in 1975. In 1993, he joined the University of South Florida as associate director of athletics. In 1988 the year he was a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He also made his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 handed out its Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.