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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines the football scholarship of his family as well as service in the local community. The first is his relatives. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. They raised nine children in a Eufala farm. Two, football. He was one of the three brothers that participated in the football team of Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-Americans. They made the All-America team in 1973. Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the players for one season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the US. In the three years that Roy played as a player, Oklahoma won two National Championships. He received a third scholarship in 1975, and was designated an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon graduated with a degree from the university of California at Berkeley. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer time per week throughout college. After graduating, Lee Roy settled in Tampa which is where he played for nine years playing with the Buccaneers. Three times he was named All-Pro. Then he began his business career. By 1988 he had become an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked on the following groups: 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. He was no surprise that, in 1982, The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of the 10 young stars across the nation. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and was a tall of 6'2 inches. While he was in for college, he was the head coach of the 1975 team. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993 as the Associate Director of Sports. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.