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Lee Roy Selmon has a history that combines family scholarship football with community service. First family, he's the youngest of nine children of Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon raised on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. Another reason for his football career was that he is the youngest of three brothers to play with Oklahoma. Three brothers all made All-Americans. 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 the best lineman in the entire nation. In his time as Oklahoma's starting quarterback, the Sooners went 32-1-1 and won two national championships. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975 and named as a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned a diploma from the University of California at Berkeley. Lee Roy's fourth time of service included ten hours per week of volunteer time in college. He settled down in Tampa following college. He played with the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and made three times all-pro. The business venture he started began. He began his career in 1988. began working as an Account Relation Officer in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for the 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. In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as being among 10 of America's most outstanding young males. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He captained his college team in 1975. He joined University of South Florida in 1993 as the associate director of sports. He was named associate director of athletics by the College Football Hall of Fame named his as a member in the year 1998. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame In 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.