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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines the virtues of family football scholarship with community service. First family he is the youngest of the nine children born to Lucious Selmon and Jessie raised on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. In second football, he was the third brother who were players for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the top offensive lineman in nation by the Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. In his time as the Oklahoma's quarterback of choice and Sooners' starting quarterback, they went 32-1-1 and captured two national titles. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975, and was designated an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon graduated with a degree from the University of California in Berkeley. Fourth year of the university Lee Roy devoted ten hours every week for volunteer activities. He settled down in Tampa following college. He played with the Buccaneers for nine years and played three times in the all-pro league. The business venture he started began. In 1988, as an account relations officer at First Florida Bank of Tampa and worked for the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It was the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Lee Roy in 1982 for being among the top 10 youths in the US. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing more than 256 pounds when he played in the college level as player, commanded his team for the year 1975. In 1993 he joined his current position at University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. In 1988, Selmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also made his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Sr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor that presented the award.





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