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Lee Roy Selmon has a tradition that blends family scholarship football and volunteer work in the community. Selmon is the youngest of children from Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Semon. They raised him on the farm they owned in Eufala. Also, he was one of three siblings who represented Oklahoma in football. All three made All-America. The year 1973 was the first time Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's best lineman. In his time as the Oklahoma's quarterback of choice The Sooners recorded a 32-1-1 record and won two national championships. Selmon was honored when the National Football Foundation named him as a Scholar-Athlete three times time in 1975. Selmon obtained a degree as an educator. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during his time in college. After graduation, he moved to Tampa and played nine seasons with the Buccaneers. He was an All-Pro for three occasions. He then began his career. In 1988, he was working as an Account Relation Officer for First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as well as the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It was the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored him in 1982 as being among the top 10 youths in the US. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He captained his college team in 1975. In 1993 he was appointed associate director of the University of South Florida. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma presented the award.





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