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Lee Roy Selmon's life is one of football scholarship, family work and community involvement. One of the first things he did is to help the Selmon relatives. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. He and his wife raised nine children on an Eufala farm. Also, he was one of three siblings who represented Oklahoma on the field of football. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the nation by the Outland and Lombardi Awards. He was awarded two championships as well as 32-1-1 in his three seasons as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. Third scholarship he was named an National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon obtained his degree in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work in his college days. After college, he moved to Tampa and played nine seasons for the Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro three times. Then he started his professional career. In 1988, as an account liaison officer for First Florida Bank of Tampa and worked for the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. The Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Lee Roy in 1982 for being among the top 10 young men in the US. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He captained his college team in the year 1975. In 1993, he was appointed the athletic director's assistant at the University of South Florida. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into an appearance in the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Jr. The award was presented by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.