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Lee Roy Selmon has a background that is a combination of family scholarships football and community service. In the first place Selmon was born with Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie on a farm near Eufala located in Oklahoma as the youngest of the nine children they had. Two soccer. He is one of the three brothers that participated in the football team of Oklahoma. Three brothers all made All-Americans. In 1973, Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the players for one season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the US. In his three years as the team's starter, Oklahoma finished 32-1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, he received his third scholarship, and was recognized as a National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon was awarded a degree from education. Fourth service In the university Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week to volunteer projects. Then he settled in Tampa after college, playing for the Buccaneers for nine years and played three times in the all-pro league. His career in business began. 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. This is why Lee Roy was honored when the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as among the top 10 young men in the country. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing more than 256 pounds when he played in the college level as an athlete, was captain of his team throughout 1975. He joined the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He has been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. The Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 gave the Distinguished American Award to his parents Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor who made this presentation.