Lee
Lee Roy Selmon's story is a mix of football scholarship for his parents and a commitment to the community. The first line of his family was that Selmon is the eldest of the nine children raised in Eufala with Lucious Selmon. In football, he was alongside three brothers in 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 USA. In the three years that Roy was on the field, Oklahoma won two National Championships. Selmon was honored when the National Football Foundation named him a Scholar-Athlete for the third time in the year 1975. Selmon earned a degree as a teacher. Fourth service In the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. Following college, he moved to Tampa playing nine years for the Buccaneers were the all-pro 3 times, and began his business career. He was an Account Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. In 1982 The Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized him as one of 10 of America's most outstanding young males. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in height and weighed 256 pounds as a college player he captained the 1975 team. In 1993, he was a part of the University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. In 1988, he was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he was inducted into an appearance in the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His parents, Lucious and Mary Selmon Sr. were awarded the Distinguished American Award in 1989 from the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation. The presentation was made by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.





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