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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarship for his family as well as service to the community. At first, he was raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon on their Eufala farm as the youngest of nine children. In football, he played along with three brothers from Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. They made the All-America team in 1973. Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the nation by Outland, Lombardi and the Outland Awards. Oklahoma was the winner of two National Championships over the three years he was a lineman. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975, and was named as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in the field of education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work during his college years. In Tampa, he played for the Buccaneers over nine years and was an all-pro. In addition, he began his career in business. In 1988 he was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute in the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There's no doubt that he was named one of the 10 most notable young men in the country from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds in his college days. He captained the 1975 team. He joined University of South Florida in 1993 as the Associate Director of Sports. He was named associate director of athletics by the College Football Hall of Fame named him in 1988. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame, in 1995. His parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Sr. have been awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor that presented the award.