Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's story is a mix of football scholarship for his parents and a commitment to the community. He was the youngest son from Lucious Selmon and Jessie Semon. They raised him on the family farm near Eufala. In football, he played with three of his brothers from Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey & Lee Roy started for one season in 1973. Lee Roy won the Outland and Lombardi Awards as the nation's top lineman. Over the course of three seasons, Roy played as a player, Oklahoma won two National Championships. Selmon was an National Football Foundation Scholarship-Athlete, Selmon received an award for his third time in the year 1975. Selmon was awarded a degree from Education. Lee Roy spent ten hours every week in volunteer work during his college years. After graduation, he moved into Tampa and played for nine years with Tampa's Buccaneers. He was an All-Pro for three occasions. After that, he began his professional career. He was an Account Representative for Tampa's First Florida Bank and worked in these organizations: Special Olympics Easter Seals Baptist Church Ronald McDonald House United Negro College Fund South Florida Institute as a member of the Black Life Hall of Fame Bowl Committee. No wonder that in 1982 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the nation's 10 outstanding young men. As a student, Lee Roy was 6-2 and weighs a little over 256 lbs. He captained his college team in 1975. He joined the University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame through the GTE Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1994, as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame of 1995. The Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation gave an award of the Distinguished American Award for 1989 to Lucious Selmon, Sr. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma awarded it.