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Lee Roy Selmon's life is one of football scholarship, family work and community involvement. The first line of his family was that Selmon is the eldest of nine kids raised in Eufala by Lucious Selmon. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. All three made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was a starter for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was the top lineman for across the country. Lee Roy won two championships, and 31-1-1 during his three years as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975, and was designated an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon earned a degree as a teacher. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work in his college days. Following college, he moved to Tampa and played for nine seasons with the Buccaneers were an all-pro three times before beginning an entrepreneurial career. In 1988, he began working as an Account Relation Officer for 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 and the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There was no doubt that In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy among the top ten outstanding young people across the country. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs during his time playing college football. The year 1975 was the first time he was the captain of the team. He was hired by the University of South Florida in 1993 as the Associate Director of Sports. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. Parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Jr. received the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.