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Lee Roy Selmon's story is a mix of football scholarship for his family and service in the local community. The first time the Selmons were raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon, on an agricultural property near Eufala located in Oklahoma as one of the nine children they had. Another reason for his football career was that his father was the only of three brothers who played for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the USA. He was awarded two championships as well as the score was 32-1-1 over his three seasons as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. In 1975, he was awarded his third scholarship, and was named an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned a degree as a teacher. Lee Roy's fourth time of service included ten hours per week as a volunteer in college. After college he settled in Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers played an all-pro three times before beginning a business career. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relations 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 and the 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 10 outstanding youngsters across the nation. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He coached his university team in 1975. He was promoted to the associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida. He has been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. Parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Jr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.