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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the benefits of football scholarship with community service. The first family is his youngest of nine children of Lucious Selmon and Jessie. The family lived on a farm in Eufala, Oklahoma. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. All three were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards and Lombardi Awards. He was one of the top linemen in all of the nation. Over the course of three seasons, Roy was a starter, Oklahoma won two National Championships. In 1975, he was awarded his third scholarship, and was recognized as an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned a degree in education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during the college. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. He also began an entrepreneurial career. In 1988, while working as an account liaison officer for 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. There was no doubt that, in 1982, The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy among the top 10 outstanding youngsters across the country. When he was a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He coached his university team in 1975. In 1993 he was appointed assistant director of the University of South Florida. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. His parents, Lucious as well as Mary Selmon, Jr. were awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.