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Lee Roy Selmon has a background that is a combination of family scholarships football with community service. First family: he's the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon. They grew up on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. In second football, he was the third brother who were players for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. They made the All-America team in 1973. Lee Roy and Lucious Jr. Dewey were the starters for one year. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the best lineman in the nation. Oklahoma was the winner of two National Championships during the three years he was a lineman. He was awarded his third scholarship, and was recognized as an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon has a bachelor's degree in the field of education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work during his college years. After graduation, he relocated to Tampa playing nine years for the Buccaneers and was an all-pro 3 times and started a business career. In 1988, he was an Account Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked for these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as a member of the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There was no surprise that in 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy one of the country's top 10 young men. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighted 256 lbs. He was captain of his university team in the year 1975. He was named an associate director of Athletics at the University of South Florida, in 1993. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. 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 of the National Football Foundation in 1989 handed out their Distinguished American Award to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma presented it.