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Lee Roy Selmon has a tradition that blends family scholarship football and community service. Selmon is the youngest of children of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Semon. They took care of him at their farm in Eufala. Two soccer. He is among three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. All three became All-America. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. 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. In 1975, Selmon was awarded his third scholarship and was recognized as the National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned his degree in education. Lee Roy's fourth service included ten hours per week as a volunteer in the college. After college, he moved to Tampa and played for nine years for the Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro for three occasions. Then he started his career. The year 1988 was the first time he was 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. There's no surprise that the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated him as one of the 10 most notable young men across the nation. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in size and weighed in at 256 pounds when he was a student athlete. He captained the 1975 team. In 1993 he was appointed as associate director at the University of South Florida. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded an award of the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Jr. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.