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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football with community service. The first is the Selmon family. 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 in football. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was an All-Star for the whole 1973 season. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award as well as the Lombardi Award for being the top lineman in America. The three years he was a starter Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, Selmon was awarded the third scholarship of his career and was named an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon was awarded a degree from Education. Fourth service In college Lee Roy devoted ten hours every week for volunteer activities. After graduating Lee Roy relocating to Tampa and spent the next nine years playing with the Buccaneers. 3 times, he was named an All-Pro. Then he began his business career. In 1988, he worked as an Account Relations Officer at First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute and 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 was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 pounds when he played college football. The year 1975 was the first time he led the team. In 1993, Roy joined the university of south Fla's athletic department as its associate director. 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 that made the award.