Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's story combines the benefits of football family scholarship and social service. First family, he's the youngest of nine children born to Lucious and Jessie Selmon. The family lived on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. Second football he was the third brother who played for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the country. Oklahoma won two National Championships in the span of three seasons as the lineman. In 1975, Selmon was awarded his third scholarship and was acknowledged as a National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon obtained his degree in education. Fourth Service in the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. After college he settled in Tampa playing nine years for the Buccaneers were all-pro three times, and began a business career. In 1988, he was an Account Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked for these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute on the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that he was named one of the most distinguished young men of the nation by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in his height and weighed 256 lbs in his college days. He captained the 1975 team. In 1993, he was a part of his current position at University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame named him in 1998. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame was in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame, in 1995. In 1989, the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Senior. The award ceremony was conducted by Henry Bellmon govenor of Oklahoma.