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Lee Roy Selmon's lifestyle is one of football scholarship, family work and community involvement. First of all Selmon was brought up with Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie, on a farm near Eufala in Oklahoma as the eldest of the nine children they had. Two soccer. He was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. In 1973, Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was the best lineman in the entire nation. Over the course of three seasons, Roy was a starter, Oklahoma won two National Championships. In 1975, he received his third scholarship, and was recognized as an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon received a diploma as a teacher. Lee Roy was involved in volunteering for ten hours per week throughout his college years. After graduation, he moved in Tampa and played for nine years for the Buccaneers. He made the All-Pro for three occasions. Then he started his professional career. The first position he held was an Account Relations Manager at First Florida Bank, Tampa. He has worked in the past for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It was the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored his name in 1982, as among the top 10 young men from the United States. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in the height department and weighed 256 lbs when he was a student athlete. He played for the team of 1975. In 1993 he was appointed assistant director of 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 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.