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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the virtues of family football scholarships and volunteering for the community. The first time, he was brought up with Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie, on the farm close to Eufala located in Oklahoma as one of the nine children they had. Two football. He was one of the three brothers that played for Oklahoma. Three brothers were All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was one of the starters for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award and the Lombardi award as the top lineman in America. In his time as the starting quarterback for Oklahoma, the Sooners went 32-1-1 and won two national championships. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975, and was selected as an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned a degree from the university of California, Berkeley. Lee Roy's fourth volunteer service was ten-hours per week as a volunteer in college. He moved to Tampa after college, played with the Buccaneers for nine seasons and played three times in the all-pro league. His career in business began. By 1988, he became an Account Relations officer for 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 the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Lee Roy in 1982 for being one of the top 10 youngsters in the US. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and stood at a height of 6-2. While he was in college, he commanded the 1975 team. He was promoted to the associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 by the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, as well as The Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. The Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 awarded their Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma gave it to them.