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Lee Roy Selmon's story is a mix of the football scholarship of his parents and a commitment to his community. One of the first things he did is to help his relatives. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. He and his wife raised nine children in a Eufala farm. The Selmons were also among the three brothers who played for Oklahoma on the field of football. All three of them were All-Americans. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. The three years he was a starter Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. In 1975, he received his third scholarship, and was named an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon received a degree in Education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work throughout his time at college. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons before becoming an all-pro. Also, he began a career in business. In 1988, as an account liaison officer for First Florida Bank of Tampa, he worked with Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There's no surprise that the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as one of the top 10 young people in America. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and stood at a height of 6'2 inches. In his time at for college, he was the head coach of the 1975 team. In 1993, Roy joined the University of South Florida's sports department as associate director. In 1988, he was inducted 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 gave its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor that made the award.