Lee

Lee Roy Selmon's lifestyle includes football scholarship, family service and community involvement. One of the first things he did is to help his familial. Lucious Selmon was the father of Jessie Selmon. They raised nine children in a Eufala farm. He played second in football and was one of three brothers who were players for Oklahoma. The three brothers were all All-America. Lucious Jr. Dewey was an All-Star for the whole 1973 season. Lee Roy was named the most offensive lineman in the nation by the Outland and Lombardi Awards. For the three seasons that Roy played as a player, Oklahoma won two National Championships. The National Football Foundation named him a Scholar-Athlete for the third time in the year 1975. Selmon earned his degree in education. Lee Roy dedicated ten volunteer hours per week during his time in college. He settled down in Tampa after graduation, and played with the Buccaneers for nine years and made three times all-pro. His career in business began. In 1988, while working as an account representative 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. No wonder that In 1982, the Junior Chamber of Commerce named Lee Roy as one of America's top 10 young men. Lee Roy, a 6-2-inch larger and weighing the hefty 256 pounds at college when he was an athlete, was captain of his team for the year 1975. He was promoted to the assistant director of Athletics at University of South Florida. In 1993, the College Football Hall of Fame named 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 awarded the Distinguished American Award, to Mr. Lucious Selmon and his wife. Henry Bellmon, the governor of Oklahoma presented it.