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Lee Roy Selmon blends the advantages of a scholarship to football in his family and community service. The first family is his youngest of the nine children born to Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon. They grew up on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. In second football, he was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the country by Outland and Lombardi Awards. The three years he was the team's starter, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and won two national championships. As a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon was awarded an award for his third time in the year 1975. Selmon holds a bachelor's degree in education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during his time in college. He settled down in Tampa after graduation, and was a member of the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and made three times all-pro. The business venture he started began. In 1988, while working as an account relations officer at First Florida Bank of Tampa He was a member of the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute 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 country's top 10 young men. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs a little over 256 lbs. He was captain of his college team in 1975. He joined at the University of South Florida as associate director of athletics. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988, and 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 National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.