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Lee Roy Selmon has a tradition that blends family scholarship football and community service. First of all Selmon was born with Lucious Semon and his wife Jessie. They lived on the farm close to Eufala in Oklahoma as one of the nine children they had. He played football alongside three brothers for Oklahoma. The three brothers were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's top lineman. Lee Roy won two championships, and 31-1-1 during his three years as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. In 1975, the National Football Foundation named him a Scholar-Athlete for the third time in 1975. Selmon received a degree in Education. Lee Roy was involved in voluntary work for 10 hours a week during his time at college. In Tampa, he played for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. He also began his career in the field of business. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Relation Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He also worked with the following organisations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. The Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Lee Roy in 1982 for being among the top 10 young men of the United States. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch taller and weighing the hefty 256 pounds at college when he was a player, captained his team during the season of 1975. In 1993, he was a part of the University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame by the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.