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Lee Roy Selmon's life includes football scholarship, family work as well as community involvement. First, his familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. They raised nine children on a Eufala farm. The Selmons were also among the three siblings who represented Oklahoma on the field of football. Three of them made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the United States. The three years he was the team's starter, Oklahoma finished 32-1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975, and was selected as an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon received a degree in education. Fourth year of college Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week to volunteer projects. Following college, he moved to Tampa and played for nine seasons with the Buccaneers played all-pro three times and started his business career. His first job was as a Account Relations Officer with First Florida Bank, Tampa. In the past, he worked in the past for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There was no doubt that the year 1982 was when the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of ten outstanding young people across the nation. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs during his time playing college football. The year 1975 was the first time he was the captain of the group. In 1993, he joined at the University of South Fla's athletic department as Director of Athletics as an associate. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.