Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's tale combines the football scholarship of his parents and a commitment to the community. He was the youngest son of Lucious Selmon and Jessie Selmon, who took care of him at their farm in Eufala. In football, he was with his three brothers for Oklahoma. All three brothers were All-Americans. One year 1973 Lucious Jr. Dewey and Lee Roy were starters. Lee Roy has won both the Outland Award and the Lombardi award as the best lineman in the country. Over the course of three seasons, Oklahoma was 32-1-1 with Roy serving as their starting line-up. Also, they won two national championships. Third scholarship he was named an National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1975. Selmon graduated with a degree from the university of California, Berkeley. Lee Roy's fourth volunteer service consisted of ten hours a week of volunteer time in the college. In Tampa, he played for the Buccaneers for nine seasons, and eventually became an all-pro. Additionally, he started an entrepreneurial career. He was hired in 1988 as an Account Relation Officer for Tampa's First Florida Bank. He was also involved with these organizations: 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 as one of the 10 young stars across the country. Lee Roy weighed 256 lbs and stood at a height of 7-foot-2. When he was playing for college, he was the head coach of the team of 1975. In 1993, he was a part of the University of South Florida as an associate director of athletics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame since 1988. In 1989 the Oklahoma City Chapter National Football Foundation awarded the Distinguished American Award Mr. Lucious Sr. Henry Bellmon the Governor of Oklahoma was the person who presented the award.