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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football and volunteering for the community. His family's first name is he's the youngest out of nine kids who were raised by Eufala through Lucious Selmon. He played football alongside three brothers for Oklahoma. Three brothers all made All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was a starter for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the top offensive lineman in nation by the Outland and Lombardi Awards. During his three-year tenure as the starting quarterback for Oklahoma The Sooners recorded a 32-1-1 record and won two national championships. Third scholarship he was named as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon earned a degree in Education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer time per week throughout college. After graduating, Lee Roy settled in Tampa which is where he played for 9 years with Tampa's Buccaneers. Three times he was selected All-Pro. Then he began his business career. He was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked on the following groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. No wonder that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him as one of the country's most outstanding young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing the hefty 256 pounds at college when he was player, commanded his team for the year 1975. In 1993, he was a part of at the University of South Florida as associate director of athletics. He has been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. His parents, Lucious as well as Mary Selmon, Jr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.