Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a Hall of Fame former NFL football defensive lineman. He is the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma.
A National Honor Society member at Eufaula High School, Lee Roy graduated in 1971.
Lee Roy joined brothers Lucious and Dewey Selmon on the University of Oklahoma defensive line in 1972. He blossomed into a star in 1974, anchor...
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Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a Hall of Fame former NFL football defensive lineman. He is the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma.
A National Honor Society member at Eufaula High School, Lee Roy graduated in 1971.
Lee Roy joined brothers Lucious and Dewey Selmon on the University of Oklahoma defensive line in 1972. He blossomed into a star in 1974, anchoring one of the best defenses in Sooner history. The Sooners were NCAA Division I-A national football champions in 1974 and 1975. Selmon won the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy in 1975. OU Head Coach Barry Switzer called him the best player he ever coached, and College Football News placed him as the 39th best college player of all time. He was known as "The Gentle Giant." In the Fall of 1999, Lee Roy was named to the Sports Illustrated NCAA Football All-Century Team as only one of six defensive tackles on the squad.
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