| Colt McCoy is best known for his success at | | | | Jordan Shipley and Colt McCoy were born less |
| playing the quarterback position for the University | | | | than a year apart in the mid-1980s and grew up |
| of Texas (UT) Longhorns based in Austin, Texas. | | | | in tiny central Texas cities that are located about |
| In fact, his success as a college passer was so | | | | an hour and a half apart on opposite sides of the |
| prolific that he attained benchmarks never before | | | | small Texas city of Abilene. Jordan was raised in |
| accomplished by anyone including setting the | | | | Rotan, TX (population 1,611) while Colt grew up in |
| all-time record for most wins by a quarterback | | | | Tuscola, TX (population 714) 80 miles south of |
| with a grand total of 45 over a four year career. | | | | Rotan. |
| Chief amongst the numerous reasons for the | | | | Interestingly both Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley |
| success Colt experienced are his father Brad | | | | had fathers that served as their high school |
| McCoy who played at UT in his youth and | | | | football coaches at their respective schools and |
| coached Colt in high school and Jordan Shipley | | | | the two standout players played complimentary |
| who in addition to being a good friend and former | | | | offensive positions with Colt being a quarterback |
| roommate to Colt was also his favorite receiver | | | | and Shipley a wide receiver. Both players went |
| during the four years that the two played | | | | onto become nationally renowned football stars |
| together in college. Interestingly there is a link | | | | while playing college football together in Austin, |
| between Brad McCoy and Jordan Shipley that | | | | Texas which is only a bit more than 200 miles |
| circumvents Colt altogether. | | | | south of where the two boys grew up. |
| Jordan Shipley has a father named Bob Shipley | | | | The relationship that Bob Shipley and Brad McCoy |
| who served as the high school football coach for | | | | formed decades earlier came full circle when their |
| his son, the record breaking wide receiver from a | | | | two boys followed in their footsteps and became |
| small town in central Texas with a population of | | | | not only contributing players to the University of |
| 1,600 people. Bob Shipley played football at the | | | | Texas Longhorns football program but more |
| University of Texas when he was a younger man | | | | importantly good friends. The bond between the |
| and during that time he was teammates, friends, | | | | McCoy and Shipley families is a unique one that is |
| and even roommates with Brad McCoy, the man | | | | filled with shared experiences that will likely |
| who would eventually become the father of Colt | | | | continue for lifetimes and possibly into future |
| McCoy. | | | | generations. |