Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's story combines family football scholarship and community service. First family, he's the youngest of nine children of Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon raised on a farm at Eufala, Oklahoma. The second football was that his father was the only of three brothers who played for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. For three seasons as a starter Oklahoma finished 32-1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. The third scholarship was awarded to him. He was a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon obtained a degree in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours per week volunteering during his college years. After college he settled in Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers was all-pro three times and started his business career. His first job was as an Account Relations Manager at First Florida Bank, Tampa. He has worked previously for the Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized Lee Roy as one of the 10 of the most notable young males. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 pounds in the time he played football at college. In 1975, he led the squad. In 1993, he was named as associate director at the University of South Florida. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame by his fellow members of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 as well as by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded an award of the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.