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Lee Roy Selmon's past combines the merits of family sports scholarship with community service. In the first place his parents raised him by Lucious and Jessie Selmon on their Eufala farm. He was the youngest of nine children. In football, he was with his three siblings for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. A year later, in 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy was named the most offensive lineman in the national by Outland Lombardi, Outland and the Outland Awards. Oklahoma won two National Championships during the three years he was a starting linebacker. In 1975, Selmon was awarded the third scholarship of his career and was named the National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon graduated with a qualification in the field of education. Fourth year of college Lee Roy devoted ten hours every week for volunteer activities. He moved to Tampa after college, played for the Buccaneers for 9 years and made three times all-pro. His business career began. In 1988, he worked as an Account Relation Manager in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He was employed with the 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 was no surprise that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of the country's most outstanding young males. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 lbs when playing in the college football league. The year 1975 was the first time he was the captain of the team. Lee Roy was appointed an associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida, in 1993. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. He was also named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. The Selmons' parents Lucious and Mary Selmon. have been awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.





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