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Lee Roy Selmon blends the merits of football scholarship in his home with volunteering in the community. Selmon is the youngest of children of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon, who raised him on their farm in Eufala. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's top lineman. He won two championships and 31-1-1 during his three years as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. In 1975, he was awarded his third scholarship and was recognized as the National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned a degree from the University of California in Berkeley. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work during his college years. Then he settled in Tampa after graduation, and playing for the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and played three times in the all-pro league. The business venture he started began. By 1988 he had become an Account Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It was not a surprise when In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of ten outstanding young people across the country. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in size and weighed in at 256 pounds in his college days. He played for the team of 1975. He was promoted to the athletic director's assistant at the University of South Florida. In 1988, he was inducted 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 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 ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.