Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's history combines family football scholarship and volunteering for the community. He is the youngest child from Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Selmon. They had him raised on the family farm near Eufala. He played second in football and was one of three brothers who played for Oklahoma. Three brothers all made 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 best lineman. In his three years as a starter Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and won two national championships. As a National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon was awarded an award for his third year in the year 1975. Selmon received his bachelor's diploma in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work throughout his time at college. He settled down in Tampa following college. He was a member of the Buccaneers for nine seasons and made three times all-pro. His business career began. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Relations officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also involved with these organisations: 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 Ten of America's top young males. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch higher and weighing in at more than 256 pounds when he played in the college level as player, commanded his team for the year 1975. In 1993, he was a part of his current position at University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1995, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma awarded it.