Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines an athletic scholarship to his family and service for the community. In the first place his parents raised him by Lucious and Jessie Selmon on their Eufala farm. He was the smallest of nine kids. In football, he played with three of his brothers in Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the most offensive lineman in the national by Outland, Lombardi and the Outland Awards. Over the course of his three years as a starter Oklahoma finished 32-1-0 and secured two national championships. On his third scholarship, he was named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon obtained his diploma in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours a week on volunteer work during college. After college he settled in Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers was all-pro three times and started a business career. The year 1988 was the first time he was working as an Account Relations Officer at First Florida Bank in Tampa. He worked for Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute and also the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that In 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of America's top 10 young men. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in his height and weighed 256 lbs as a college player he captained the 1975 team. He joined his current position at University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also named to the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994. He was also named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma presented it.