Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's story combines family football scholarship and volunteering for the community. His family's first name is Selmon is the eldest of nine kids who were raised within Eufala through Lucious Selmon. Also, he was one of three siblings who represented Oklahoma on the field of football. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was one of the starters for the entire 1973 season. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award as well as the Lombardi award as the top lineman in America. Over the course of three seasons, Roy was on the field, Oklahoma won two National Championships. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975. He was also designated an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon obtained his degree in education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer time per week throughout college. Following college, he relocated to Tampa and played for nine years with Tampa's Buccaneers. He was an All-Pro 3 times. He then began his career. His first job was as an Account Relation Officer at First Florida Bank, Tampa. In the past, he 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. No wonder that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the nation's top 10 young males. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and was weighing 256 pounds. He was captain of his college team in 1975. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993 as an assistant director of sports. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988 the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. Henry Bellmon is the Oklahoma governor, who presented this award.