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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines the benefits of football scholarships and community service. The first family is his youngest of nine children of Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon raised on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. Two soccer. He is among three brothers who played for Oklahoma. The three brothers were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was one of the top linemen in all of the nation. During his three-year tenure as Oklahoma's starting quarterback and Sooners' starting quarterback, they went 32-1-1 and captured two national titles. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975 and selected as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon received a diploma as an educator. Lee Roy was involved in voluntary work for 10 hours a week throughout his college years. Following college, he moved to Tampa and played for nine seasons with the Buccaneers was all-pro three times and started his business career. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Relations officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also a part of 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 him as one of 10 of the most notable young men. 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. He was promoted to the associate director of Athletics at University of South Florida. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma was the person who presented the award.





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