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Lee Roy Selmon's lifestyle is a combination of football scholarship, family service as well as community involvement. One of the first things he did is to help the Selmon family. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. They raised nine children on a Eufala farm. He played football with his three brothers in Oklahoma. All three brothers were 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 top lineman. In the three years that Roy was on the field, Oklahoma won two National Championships. The National Football Foundation named him an Scholar-Athlete for the 3rd time in 1975. Selmon received his bachelor's diploma in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering during his college years. Then he settled in Tampa following college. He was a member of the Buccaneers for nine seasons and played three times in the all-pro league. His business career began. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Relations officer 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. This is why The Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as among the top 10 young men in the country. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265lbs in the time he played football at college. The year 1975 was the first time he led the squad. In 1993, he was named as associate director at the University of South Florida. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988, and the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. The award was presented by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.