Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's story is a mix of football scholarship for his parents and a commitment to the community. One of the first things he did is to help his family. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. He and his wife raised nine children in a Eufala farm. Two football. He is one of the three brothers that played for Oklahoma. Three brothers all made All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy is the winner of both Outland Awards as well as Lombardi Awards. He was the top lineman for across the country. In his three years as a starter Oklahoma went 32- 1-1 and won two national championships. In 1975, he was awarded the third scholarship of his career and was named an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned a degree in Education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during the college. He settled down in Tampa after graduation, and played with the Buccaneers for a period of nine years, and was three-times all-pro. The business venture he started began. In 1988, as an account relations officer at First Florida Bank of Tampa and worked for the 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 the year 1982 was when The Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy among the top ten outstanding young people across the nation. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing the hefty 256 pounds at college when he was player, commanded his team throughout 1975. In 1993, Roy was a part of the University of South Florida's sports department as its assistant director. He was named associate director of athletics by the College Football Hall of Fame was named for the player in 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 the Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. Henry Bellmon was the Oklahoma Governor, who awarded this award.