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Lee Roy Selmon's lifestyle is one of football scholarship, family service and involvement in the community. In the first place, he was born with Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie. They lived on a farm near Eufala in Oklahoma as the eldest of their nine children. Two, football. He was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. The three brothers all made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was a starter for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. For three seasons as a starter Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. He received a third scholarship in 1975. He was also designated a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon obtained his diploma in education. Lee Roy's fourth volunteer service was ten-hours per week of volunteer time in college. After graduation Lee Roy moved to Tampa and spent the next nine years playing with Tampa's Buccaneers. There were three times he was named an All-Pro. Lee Roy began his professional career. In 1988, he was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. No wonder that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of America's most outstanding young males. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 pounds when he played college football. In 1975, he was on the team. team. In 1993, he was named associate director of the University of South Florida. In 1988, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The same year, he also was a part of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 gave its Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma was the person who presented the award.