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Traylor and the McCowns: An East Texas connection pays off for UTSA Roadrunners
Josh and Owen McCown became the first father-son combination to be coached by Jeff Traylor as the head man of the UTSA Roadrunners can trace their connection 30 years to Jacksonville High School
The bond between UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor and the McCown family began on East Texas basketball courts when the then 20-something Traylor was an assistant at Jacksonville High School, which is about 30 miles south of Tyler, Texas. There he coached three brothers – Josh, Luke, and Randy – as the trio starred for the Fightin Indians in multiple sports.
“My main job back then was to make sure those guys made it from the basketball court to the fieldhouse so we could keep them in football,” Traylor joked. “I loved to hoop. I still love basketball. You know, I invented the Euro step. They always said I was traveling, but I was just ahead of the game.”
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