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Lee Roy Selmon's life includes football scholarship, family service and community involvement. First of all Selmon was brought up by Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie on a farm near Eufala in Oklahoma as the eldest of their nine children. He played second in football and was the third brother who were players for Oklahoma. All three became All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the top offensive lineman in country by Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. He was awarded two championships as well as the score was 32-1-1 over his three seasons as Oklahoma's main man. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in 1975. Selmon graduated with a degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Lee Roy's fourth time of service included ten hours per week as a volunteer in college. Then he settled in Tampa after graduation, and played with the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and played three times in the all-pro league. His business career began. In 1988, he began working 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. So it's not surprising that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of America's top 10 young men. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs a little over 256 lbs. He coached his university team in the year 1975. In 1993, he became the associate director of Athletics at University of South Florida. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame named his as a member in the year the year 1988. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame In 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded the Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor that presented the award.