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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines football scholarship for his family as well as service to his community. The first time Selmon was born with Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie. They lived on an agricultural property near Eufala located in Oklahoma as the youngest of their nine children. He played football with his three brothers in Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. In 1973, Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy was named the most offensive lineman in the United States by Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. In three years, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy as the starter. Also, they won the national title twice. Selmon was a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon received the opportunity to receive a scholarship in his third season in the year 1975. Selmon received his bachelor's master's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy spent ten hours a week on volunteer work in his college days. In Tampa, he played for the Buccaneers for nine seasons before becoming an all-pro. Additionally, he started an entrepreneurial career. By 1988, he became an Account Relations officer at 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. It was not a surprise when the year 1982 was when the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of ten outstanding young people across the nation. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch higher and weighing in at 256 pounds in college as player, commanded his team throughout 1975. In 1993 he was appointed assistant director of the University of South Florida. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 by his fellow members of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 as well as by The Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor who made this presentation.