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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football and community service. He was the youngest son of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Semon. They took care of him at their farm in Eufala. He played second in football and was one of three brothers who played for Oklahoma. All three became All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's best lineman. Lee Roy won two championships, and the score was 32-1-1 over his three seasons as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975. He was also selected as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon was awarded a degree from education. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering in his college days. Following graduation, Lee Roy settled in Tampa where he spent 9 years with Tampa's Buccaneers. Three times he was named All-Pro. He began his business career. The year 1988 was the first time he worked as an Account Relations Officer for 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. There's no surprise that Lee Roy was honored when the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as one of the 10 most notable young people in America. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch higher and weighing in at more than 256 pounds when he played in the college level as a player, captained his team during the season of 1975. In 1993, he became the associate director of the University of South Florida. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor that made the award.