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Lee Roy Selmon's life is a combination of football scholarships, family involvement and community involvement. His family's first name is Selmon is the eldest of nine kids raised within Eufala with Lucious Selmon. Also, he was one of three siblings who represented Oklahoma in football. The three brothers all made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the United States. During his three years as the Oklahoma's quarterback of choice, the Sooners went 32-1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in the year 1975. Selmon obtained a degree as an educator. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer times a week in college. In Tampa, he played for the Buccaneers nine seasons and became an all-pro. He also began his career in the field of business. In 1988, he was an Account Representative at Tampa's First Florida Bank. He also worked with the following organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It was not a surprise when, in 1982, The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of ten outstanding young people across the country. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs in the time he played football at college. He was a captain in 1975. led the squad. In 1993, he joined the University of South Florida's athletic department as its associate director. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988, and the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. Parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Jr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.