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Lee Roy Selmon blends the merits of football scholarship in his family with the benefits of community service. First, his familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. The family raised nine kids on an Eufala farm. He played football with three of his brothers for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-Americans. The year 1973 was the first time Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. For the three seasons that Roy was a starter, Oklahoma won two National Championships. In 1975, he was awarded the third scholarship of his career and was named a National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon holds a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy's fourth time of service consisted of ten hours a week as a volunteer in the college. In Tampa where he played, he joined the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. He also began a career in business. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Representative at Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also involved with these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. It's no wonder in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him as one of the country's 10 outstanding young males. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds in his college days. He was captain of the team in 1975. He joined University of South Florida in 1993, as associate director of sports. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also made an appearance in the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Sr. were awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor who made this presentation.