Colt Mc Coy - Personal Life

Personal Life

McCoy enjoys hunting, fishing, and playing golf. On May 29, 2006, Colt McCoy swam 300 yards across a lake to help save the life of Ken Herrington who was having a seizure on a small dock that extended into the privately owned lake.

While in Austin, Texas, Colt is active in the UT community service program including visits to the Austin's Children's Hospital and volunteering at the Children's Miracle Network telethon. McCoy also took a trip to Peru to take care of some missionary work and he also visited hospital patients. Colt McCoy was the roommate of his favorite receiving target at Texas Jordan Shipley. McCoy's father was the roommate of Shipley's father at Abilene Christian University. McCoy has already extended a generous hearty healthy message to the children of Central Texas by joining the ambassadors of Scott & White Hospital Pediatric Division as plans for transitioning into new facilities begins in Temple, Texas in 2010 and Killeen, Texas in 2011.

McCoy is a member of the Church of Christ, and attended Westover Hills Church of Christ in Austin, Texas. When living in Buffalo Gap, Colt attended and was very involved with the Oldham Lane Church of Christ. McCoy has participated in a church youth group since 2002. His work has included landscaping yards for the elderly, visiting nursing homes, helping with meals on wheels and ministry. Fellow quarterback Tim Tebow said of McCoy, "I was really proud of him because I think he represents college football and his faith extremely well, too, which I really respect as well. I think he's done a good job with everything he's going through."

His grandfather, Burl McCoy, is a member of the Abilene Christian University (ACU) Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits both as an athlete and as the former women's basketball coach. Colt McCoy's younger brother Chance McCoy was a wide receiver at ACU, while his youngest brother Case McCoy is currently in his junior year as the starting quarterback at the University of Texas. His mother's side of the family lives near Houston and his father's family mostly resides in Totowa, New Jersey.

Some media features on Colt McCoy refer to him jokingly as "The Real McCoy" because of his performance on the field as well as his leadership and personality.

McCoy was selected to welcome President George W. Bush home to Texas after Bush's term ended as President of the United States on January 20, 2009.

On January 12, 2010, Colt became engaged to his girlfriend, Rachel Glandorf, former middle-distance Track and Field athlete for Baylor University, by proposing on the screen at DKR-Memorial Stadium in Austin. They were married on July 17, 2010.