Family, Awards and Honors
McCoy was married to a fellow University of Michigan alumnus, and their son also attended Michigan. As a result of his nearly fifty years in collegiate athletics, McCoy has received numerous awards and honors, including the following:
- In 1973, McCoy received the James J. Corbett Memorial Award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, which is presented annually to the collegiate administrator who "through the years has most typified Corbett’s devotion to intercollegiate athletics and worked unceasingly for its betterment."
- In 1977, McCoy was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
- In 1986, he was posthumously inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
- The McCoy Natatorium at Penn State is named after McCoy.
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