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Lee Roy Selmon has a background that is a combination of family scholarships football with community service. The first line of his family was that Selmon is the eldest of the nine children raised in Eufala by Lucious Selmon. He was also one of three siblings that represented Oklahoma in football. Three of them were All-Americans. They made the All-America team in 1973. Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the best lineman of the United States. In the three years that Roy was on the field, Oklahoma won two National Championships. In his role as a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon received the opportunity to receive a scholarship in his third year in the year 1975. Selmon obtained a degree in education. Lee Roy's fourth volunteer service was ten-hours per week in volunteer work during the college. Following college, he relocated to Tampa and played nine seasons with Tampa's Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro 3 times. Then he started his career. He began his career in 1988. began working as an Account Relations Officer at First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as well as the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It's no wonder in 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of America's 10 outstanding young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing more than 256 pounds when he played in the college level as an athlete, was captain of his team during the season of 1975. In 1993, he became the associate director of the University of South Florida. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. The Selmons' parents Lucious and Mary Selmon Sr. were awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.





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