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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarship for his parents and a commitment in the local community. First, his family. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. He and his wife raised nine children on a Eufala farm. The second football was that his father was the only of three brothers to play with Oklahoma. Three brothers all made All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was an All-Star for the whole 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's top lineman. He was awarded two championships as well as 31-1-1 during his three years as Oklahoma's main man. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975 and designated a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon received his bachelor's degree in education. Fourth-year service in the university Lee Roy devoted ten hours every week for volunteer activities. After graduation, he landed in Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers was an all-pro three times before beginning an entrepreneurial career. In 1988, while working as an account liaison officer for First Florida Bank of Tampa, he worked with Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It's no wonder that Lee Roy was honored when the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as among the 10 most notable young people in America. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch taller and weighing 256 pounds in college as player, commanded his team during the season of 1975. He joined his current position at University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. Selmon has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor that presented the award.