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Lee Roy Selmon has a tradition that blends family scholarship football with volunteer work in the community. Selmon is the son from Lucious Selmon and Jessie Selmon. They brought him up on their property in Eufala. In second football, he was one of three brothers who played for Oklahoma. They were all All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the country. Oklahoma has won two National Championships in the span of three seasons as the starter. On his third scholarship, he was named an National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon has a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Fourth service In college Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week to volunteer projects. Following college, he moved to Tampa where he played nine years with the Buccaneers was all-pro three times before launching a professional career. In 1988 he was an Account Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked for these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as a member of the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It's no wonder in 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the nation's 10 outstanding young males. When he was a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs 256 pounds. He captained his college team in 1975. He was promoted to an associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida, in 1993. In 1988 He was elected 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 of the National Football Foundation in 1989 gave their Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. The award presentation was given by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.