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Lee Roy Selmon blends the benefits of a football scholarship within his family with the benefits of community service. First, his family. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. The family raised nine kids on a Eufala farm. The Selmons were also among the three siblings that represented Oklahoma on the field of football. Three brothers were All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was an All-Star for the whole 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the best lineman of the United States. In the three years that Roy was a starter, Oklahoma won two National Championships. Selmon was given a second scholarship in 1975, and was designated a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon obtained his diploma in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering during his college years. In Tampa the Buccaneers, he was a player for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. He also began an entrepreneurial career. In 1988, while working as an account liaison officer for First Florida Bank of Tampa He was a member of 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 Lee Roy as one of America's 10 outstanding young males. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs in the time he played football at college. He was a captain in 1975. was the captain of the squad. He joined University of South Florida in 1993 as the associate director of sports. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988, and the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded the Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.