Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines football scholarship for his family as well as service for the community. First family he is the youngest of the nine children Lucious and Jessie Semon who grew up on the farm of Eufala, Oklahoma. On the football field, he competed alongside three brothers for Oklahoma. Three of them were All-Americans. Lucious Jr. Dewey, Lee Roy, and Lucious Jr. Dewey started the 1973 season. Lee Roy received the Outland and Lombardi Awards for being the most effective lineman in the country. In his three years as Oklahoma's starter they went three-and-a-half and won two championships. He was awarded his third scholarship, and was named an National Football Foundation scholar-athlete. Selmon earned his diploma in education. Lee Roy spent ten hours a week on volunteer work during college. After graduating, he settled in Tampa played nine years with the Buccaneers played all-pro three times before launching a professional career. In 1988 he was an Account Relatio...
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