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Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the benefits of football scholarships and volunteering for the community. First, the Selmon familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. He and his wife raised nine children on a Eufala farm. The Selmons were also among the three brothers who played for Oklahoma on the field of football. Three brothers were All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was one of the starters for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was one of the top linemen in across the country. In his three years as an offensive lineman, Oklahoma finished 32-1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, Selmon was awarded the third scholarship of his career and was named the National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon obtained his diploma in education. Lee Roy was involved in voluntary work for 10 hours a week during his time at college. Following college, he relocated in Tampa and played for nine years with the Buccaneers. He was an All-Pro three times. Then he started his professional career. In 1988, as an account representative at 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. So it's not surprising that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the nation's most outstanding young men. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and stood at a height of 7-foot-2. While he was in college, he commanded the team of 1975. He joined at the University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. The Selmons' parents Lucious and Mary Selmon Sr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.