Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's story combines an athletic scholarship to his parents and commitment to his 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 one of three brothers who played for Oklahoma. Three of them made All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's finest lineman. The three seasons he was an offensive lineman, Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. Selmon was granted a 3rd scholarship in 1975, and was named as an National Football Foundation Student-Athlete. Selmon received his bachelor's qualification in the field of education. Fourth-year service in the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours per week to volunteer projects. In Tampa where he played, he joined the Buccaneers over nine years and was an all-pro. Also, he began a career in business. By 1988 he had become an Account Relation Officer at Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked with these groups: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute in the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. So it's not surprising that it was a surprise to hear that he was voted one of the 10 most notable young people in America by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. Lee Roy stood 6-2 in his height and weighed 256 lbs at the time he played in college. He was captain of the team in 1975. In 1993, he was a part of at the University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. The College Football Hall of Fame was named for him in the year 1988. GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame, in 1994. Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Senior. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor that presented the award.