Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends the benefits of football scholarship and volunteering for the community. He is the youngest child of Lucious Selmon, and Jessie Semon. They raised him on the farm they owned in Eufala. He played second in football and was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. Three of them made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award and the Lombardi Award for being the top lineman in America. Lee Roy won two championships, and 31-1-1 during his three years as the Oklahoma's starting linebacker. He was awarded a third scholarship in 1975 and designated a National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon graduated with a degree from the university of California, Berkeley. Fourth-year service in the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. Following college, he moved to Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers played the all-pro 3 times, and began an entrepreneurial career. The first position he held was an Account Relations Manager at First Florida Bank, Tampa. He was a member in the past for 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 him as one of 10 of America's most outstanding young men. While a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and was weighing 256 pounds. He was captain of his college team in the year 1975. In 1993 he was appointed assistant director of the University of South Florida. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame recognized him as a member in the year the year 1988. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. 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 that presented the award.