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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the virtues of family football scholarship and volunteering for the community. The first family is his youngest of nine children of Lucious Selmon and Jessie raised on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. The Selmons were also among the three siblings that represented Oklahoma on the field of football. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the nation by the Outland and Lombardi Awards. During his three years as Oklahoma's starting quarterback The Sooners recorded a 32-1-1 record and won two national titles. As a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon was given an award for his third time in the year 1975. Selmon received a degree in education. Fourth-year service in the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. He settled down in Tampa after college, playing for the Buccaneers for nine years and made three times all-pro. His career in business began. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Relation Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He also worked with the following groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982 The Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as one of the Ten of America's top young males. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds when he was a student athlete. He captained the 1975 team. In 1993, he became the associate director of the University of South Florida. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor that presented the award.