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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines family football scholarship and volunteering for the community. The first is his family. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. They raised nine children in a Eufala farm. In football, he was with three of his brothers in Oklahoma. The three brothers were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was one of the starters for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the nation by the Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. In three years, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy being the starting player. They also won two national championships. Third scholarship he was named an National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon received a degree in education. Lee Roy was involved in voluntary work for 10 hours a week throughout his college years. Following college, he relocated to Tampa and played nine seasons with Tampa's Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro three times. He then began his career. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relation Manager 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 as well as the 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 10 outstanding young men. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs a little over 256 lbs. He was captain of his college team in 1975. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993, as Associate Director of Sports. In 1988, Selmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented their Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. The award was presented by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.