Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's life story blends family football scholarship with community service. First family he is the youngest of the nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon. They grew up on a family farm near Eufala, Oklahoma. In football, he was with his three brothers in Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey was an All-Star for the whole 1973 season. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's most effective lineman. In his time as Oklahoma's starting quarterback and Sooners' starting quarterback, they went 32-1-1 and won two national titles. A third scholarship saw him named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon obtained a degree in education. Fourth year of the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. He settled down in Tampa following college. He was a member of the Buccaneers for nine years and was three-times all-pro. The business venture he started began. In 1988, he began working as an Account Relation Manager 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 the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. This is why the Junior Chamber of Commerce designated Lee Roy as among the 10 most notable young people in America. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch higher and weighing in at more than 256 pounds when he played in the college level as a player, captained his team throughout 1975. In 1993, he was a part of his current position at University of South Florida as the associate director of athletics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame by his fellow members of the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, as well as The Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor who presented this award.