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Lee Roy Selmon's life includes football scholarship, family service and involvement in the community. Selmon is the youngest of children of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon. They had him raised on the family farm near Eufala. A second reason was his father was the only of three brothers to play with Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy was named the best offensive lineman in the United States by Outland as well as Lombardi Awards. In his time as Oklahoma's starting quarterback The Sooners recorded a 32-1-1 record and won two national championships. In his role as an National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon received the opportunity to receive a scholarship in his third time in 1975. Selmon graduated with a degree from the university of California at Berkeley. Lee Roy's fourth service consisted of ten hours a week in volunteer work during the college. He moved to Tampa after graduation, and was a member of the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and was three-times all-pro. His business career began. In 1988, he was an Account Relation Officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. He was no surprise that In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of the 10 outstanding youngsters across the nation. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 pounds when he played college football. The year 1975 was the first time he led the team. In 1993, he was named as associate director at the University of South Florida. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame through The GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 and The Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the National Football Foundation in 1989 gave their Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma presented it.