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Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarship for his family as well as service in the local community. One of the first things he did is to help the Selmon relatives. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. The family raised nine kids on an Eufala farm. Another reason for his football career was that he is the youngest of three brothers to play with Oklahoma. All three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the USA. For three seasons as an offensive lineman, Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him as a Scholar-Athlete three times time in 1975. Selmon received his bachelor's master's degree in educational studies. Lee Roy's fourth time of service was ten-hours per week in volunteer work during the college. Following graduation Lee Roy moved to Tampa which is where he played for nine years playing with Tampa's Buccaneers. Three times he was named an All-Pro. Then he began his business career. He began his career in 1988. worked 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. It was the Junior Chamber of Commerce honored him in 1982 as being among the top 10 young men from the United States. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs when he played college football. The year 1975 was the first time he was the captain of the group. In 1993, he was appointed the athletic director's assistant at the University of South Florida. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into an appearance in the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Jr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.





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