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Lee Roy Selmon's life is a combination of football scholarship, family work and community involvement. First of all Selmon was raised by Lucious and Jessie Selmon, on a farm near Eufala within Oklahoma as the eldest of their nine children. The Selmons were also among the three brothers who played for Oklahoma in football. The three brothers all made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the best lineman of the US. In his time as Oklahoma's starting quarterback The Sooners recorded a 32-1-1 record and captured two national titles. He received a third scholarship in 1975 and selected as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned a degree in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours a week on volunteer work in his college days. After graduating Lee Roy moved to Tampa and spent the next nine years playing with the Buccaneers. There were three times, he was named an All-Pro. Lee Roy began his professional career. He was an Account Relation Officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: 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. He was no surprise that, in 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of ten outstanding young people throughout the United States. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and stood at a height of 7-foot-2. While he was in college, he was the captain of the team of 1975. In 1993, he was named as associate director at the University of South Florida. In 1988, Selmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into an appearance in the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon Sr. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.





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