Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's life is one of football scholarship, family work as well as community involvement. First family, he's the youngest of the nine children born to Lucious the Jessie and Lucious Selmon. The family lived on a farm at Eufala, Oklahoma. He played second in football and was the third brother who were players for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was one of the top linemen in across the country. For three seasons as a starter Oklahoma was 32-1-1 and also won two championships at the national level. In 1975, he was awarded his third scholarship and was recognized as an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned a degree from the university of California in Berkeley. Fourth year of the college Lee Roy devoted ten hours each week on volunteer work. After graduating Lee Roy relocating to Tampa and spent the next nine years playing with Tampa's Buccaneers. There were three times, he was named All-Pro. Lee Roy began his professional career. The first position he held was an Account Relation Officer 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. He was no surprise that In 1982, The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy among the top ten outstanding young people throughout the United States. When he was a student Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighed about 256 pounds. He coached his university team in 1975. Lee Roy joined the University of South Florida in 1993 as the assistant director of sports. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 by the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame of 1994 as well as by in the Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded their Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma awarded it.