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Lee Roy Selmon has a tradition that blends family scholarship football and volunteering for the community. The first is his familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. He and his wife raised nine children on an Eufala farm. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. 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 best lineman. The three years he was a starter Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. Selmon was a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon was given an award for his third year in 1975. Selmon was awarded a degree from Education. Lee Roy was involved in voluntary work for 10 hours a week throughout his college years. After graduation Lee Roy moved to Tampa and spent the next 9 years with Tampa's Buccaneers. 3 times he was named an All-Pro. Lee Roy began his professional career. By 1988 he had become an Account Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. This is why the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as among the 10 most notable young men across the nation. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in size and weighed in at 256 pounds when he was a student athlete. He played for the team of 1975. In 1993, he joined the University of South Florida's athletic department as the associate director. Selmon has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded an award of the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.