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Lee Roy Selmon blends the advantages of a scholarship to football in his home with the benefits of community service. First of all Selmon was raised with Lucious as well as Jessie Selmon on the farm close to Eufala located in Oklahoma as the eldest of their nine children. Second football he was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-Americans. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the US. The three years he was an offensive lineman, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. In 1975, Selmon was awarded his third scholarship and was recognized as a National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in educational studies. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work during his college years. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. Also, he began his career in the field of business. In 1988, he was an Account Relation Officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There's no surprise that Lee Roy was honored when the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as among the top 10 young people in America. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and was weighing 256 pounds. He captained his college team in 1975. In 1993, Roy was a part of the University of South Florida's sports department as the associate director. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The same year, he also was a part of his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Jr. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.





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