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Lee Roy Selmon's existence includes football scholarship, family service and involvement in the community. In the first place Selmon was born by Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie. They lived on the farm close to Eufala located in Oklahoma as the youngest of the nine children they had. He was also one of three siblings that represented Oklahoma on the field of football. All three of them were All-Americans. In 1973, Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the first-teamers for the entire year. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award and the Lombardi Award for being the nation's best lineman. During his three-year tenure as Oklahoma's starting quarterback, the Sooners went 32-1-1 and captured two national titles. In his role as an National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon was awarded a scholarship for the third season in 1975. Selmon is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in education. Lee Roy was involved in volunteering for ten hours per week while he attended college. After college he settled in Tampa and played for nine seasons with the Buccaneers were an all-pro three times before beginning an entrepreneurial career. The year 1988 was the first time he began working as an Account Relation Manager in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute and the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. The Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Lee Roy in 1982 for being one of the top 10 youngsters from the United States. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and stood at a height of 6-2. While he was in college, he commanded the team of 1975. In 1993, he was named as associate director at the University of South Florida. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also named to the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented their Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma awarded it.