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Lee Roy Selmon's story combines family football scholarships and community service. Selmon is the youngest of children from Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Semon. They raised him on the family farm near Eufala. Two football. He was one of the three brothers that were players for Oklahoma. All three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was one of the starters for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland & Lombardi Awards for being the top lineman from the United States. During his three years as the Oklahoma's quarterback of choice, the Sooners went 32-1-1 and won two national championships. The National Football Foundation named him a Scholar-Athlete for the third time in 1975. Selmon graduated with a diploma from the University of California, Berkeley. Fourth year of college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. After college he settled in Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers were an all-pro three times before beginning a business career. The year 1988 was the first time he was working as an Account Relation Manager in the First Florida Bank in Tampa. He was employed by the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as well as the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. There's no surprise that the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated him as one of the 10 most notable young men in the country. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 lbs when he played college football. In 1975, he was the captain of the group. In 1993, he was a part of his current position at University of South Florida as associate director of athletics. In 1988, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into his way into the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor, who presented this award.





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