Lee

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 Relations Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked for these organizations: 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. There's no doubt that it was a surprise to hear that he was voted one of the top 10 young men of the nation by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1982. Lee Roy was 6'2" tall and weighed 265 lbs when he played college football. The year 1975 was the first time he led the team. In 1993, he was a part of the University of South Florida as associate director of athletics. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He was also named to the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994 the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1989 The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation presented its Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Jr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma presented it.