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Lee Roy Selmon blends the advantages of a scholarship to football in his family and community service. He was the youngest son of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Semon. They took care of him at their farm in Eufala. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. Three brothers all made All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the US. In his time as the Oklahoma's quarterback of choice and Sooners' starting quarterback, they went 32-1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him a Scholar-Athlete for the third time in the year 1975. Selmon obtained a degree as a teacher. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer times a week in the college. He settled down in Tampa following college. He was a member of the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and made three times all-pro. His career in business began. In 1988, he was an Account Representative at Tampa's First Florida Bank. He also worked with the following groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It was the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Lee Roy in 1982 for being one of the top 10 young men in the US. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in size and weighed in at 256 pounds in his college days. He was captain of the team in 1975. In 1993, he was a part of at the University of South Florida as associate director of athletics. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame recognized his as a member in the year 1988. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame, in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. The Selmons' parents Lucious as well as Mary Selmon, Jr. have been awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.





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