Growing Up Colt: A Father, a Son, a Life in Football [Hardcover]

Colt McCoy (Author), Brad McCoy (Author), Mike Yorkey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2011

You watched him vie for the Heisman and national championship, and earn a third-round NFL draft spot. Now meet Colt McCoy up-close and personal! Growing Up Colt A Father, a Son, a Life in Football is a unique biography by both the Cleveland Browns quarterback and his father, Brad, a highly-respected football coach in his native Texas. Get a behind-the-scenes view of the formative events of Colt s football experience and the foundational principles of his family and faith life. Growing Up Colt promises an inspiring read for football fans of all ages and don t miss the exciting full-color photo section!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Whether you like sports, football, or the University of Texas, Growing Up Colt is a great read a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest milestones in the life of one of the game's bright young stars. But don t let that fool you. This is more than a typical sports book, and its author is more than your average NFL quarterback. Colt McCoy is the real deal, a Christ-centered young man committed to living with integrity, pursuing excellence, and bringing glory to God. In this book, Colt and his father Brad invite you into their lives and share the key principles and big decision that have defined their family things like high expectations, hard work, and doing what's right. A powerful tribute to Christ, family, and football, we highly recommend Growing Up Colt for all ages. --Alex and Brett Harris, Authors of Do Hard Things

Colt and Brad McCoy have plenty to say about football, Texas, and family.  They have even more to say about faith.  What they have to say is worth hearing: it could change the way you parent your kids, love your spouse, and live your life. --Max Lucado, Pastor and bestselling author

I love Colt McCoy s football skills, but I also love his intangibles his faith, his leadership, his commitment to the people around him. Now you can find out exactly how this Cleveland Browns quarterback went from a small Texas high school and reached the highest level of the NFL. --Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys

Colt and Brad McCoy have plenty to say about football, Texas, and family.  They have even more to say about faith.  What they have to say is worth hearing: it could change the way you parent your kids, love your spouse, and live your life. --Max Lucado, Pastor and bestselling author

I love Colt McCoy s football skills, but I also love his intangibles his faith, his leadership, his commitment to the people around him. Now you can find out exactly how this Cleveland Browns quarterback went from a small Texas high school and reached the highest level of the NFL. --Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys

Book Description

He vied for the Heisman and the national championship, then earned a third-round NFL draft spot. Now, Colt McCoy offers an up-close and personal view of his life, covering football, family, and faith. A unique dual-perspective biography, by Colt and his father, Brad, Growing Up Colt promises inspiration for fans of all ages.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Books (July 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1616266597
• ISBN-13: 978-1616266592
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Colt McCoy is the winningest quarterback in college history, winning 45 of his 53 starts during a storied four-year career at the University of Texas, from 2006 to 2009. He set numerous school records as well as the NCAA record for highest single-season completion percentage of 76.7 percent. He is the only quarterback in college football history to win at least ten games for four seasons.

Born September 5, 1986,Colt is the oldest son of Brad and Debra McCoy. He grew up in several small towns in Texas and atteded Jim Ned High School in Tuscola, Texas, where his father was the head football coach. Colt threw for nearly nine miles of passing yards and averaged more than three touchdown passes per game during a three-year high school varsity football career. Despite playing for a small Texas high school with an enrollment of 325 students, Colt was recruited by dozens of colleges around the country. He fulfilled a childhood dream of accepting a scholarship offer from the University of Texas.

Colt won the starting quarterback position at UT at the start of his redshirt freshman year in 2006 and never looked back. He won numerous awards and MVP trophies in bowl games during his four years of signal-calling at Texas; some of the biggest awards were the Walter Camp Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, and the Maxwell Award.

Following his college career at Texas, Colt was drafted in the third round of the 2010 National Football League draft by the Cleveland Browns and played in eight games during his rookie season.

Colt is married to Rachel, and the McCoys make their home in Austin, Texas, and live in Cleveland during the NFL season. He remains involved in the Austin community and is a spokesperson for Scott & White Hospital, which is building a children's hospital between Austin and Dallas.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book by Colt and his Dad June 30, 2011

By Michael Brown

Format:Hardcover

Every Dad struggles to raise a great son. Every son struggles to grow up into a great man. That is the way of life. Now, how can we do it - and do it right?

That's the question Brad and Colt McCoy kept getting asked when they spoke across the country about life on and off the football field.

Growing up Colt, by father and son team Brad and Colt McCoy, is all about raising a son the best way you know how as well as learning how to be a son a dad can be proud of. Now, if you don't know who Colt McCoy is, he was the star quarterback at the University of Texas and a finalist for the Heisman Trophy multiple times. He now plays for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. His dad was a high school football coach. And this is their story...

The structure of the book is built upon 4 basic principles:

1. Prepare your children for the path, not the path for your children.

2. Prepare your children to do their best.

3. Prepare your children to be leaders.

4. Prepare your children for open and closed doors.

Not surprisingly, most of the stories that flesh out these principles are football related. Don't worry; they take time to explain the different terms of football in case someone doesn't know what they mean.

As a high school football coach, Brad witnessed so many parents wanting to smooth out the path for their kids instead of preparing them to deal with what they will encounter as they travel the path. Throughout the book we read how Brad and Colt deal with the wins and losses (not that there were many), and even an unforeseen injury.

Colt talks to sons like an older brother who has gone through what they are about to encounter: the struggles and temptations they will face from sex, drugs, and taking the easy way. No matter the topic being discussed, the McCoys never come off as preachy, just honest and forthright.

This is a great book for fathers and sons to read together and discuss and wrestle with the issues that are before them.

In the end, through all the ups and downs on the field and the struggles through the paths of life, you too will see the wisdom of following the 4 principles. So whether you're looking for a book to give you ideas on how to help your son grow up to be a Godly man, or even if you are that son who wants to become a Godly man - or if you just like football - this book is for you.

As they say in Texas - "The Hay is in the Barn."

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read for any parent or teacher July 11, 2011

By Erin MacPherson

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm a huge Texas football fan and a fan of Colt McCoy, so when I picked up my book, I expected to get some great insight into Colt's four years as quarterback. And I did get that. But what I didn't expect was the amazing insight I got as to how to be a parent. In reading this, I got some great ideas on how to teach leadership skills to my kids and how to raise kids who are servant leaders. This is a great book for parents and teachers!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction To Parenting and Building Solid Relationships July 20, 2011

By David P. Craig TOP 1000 REVIEWER

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I love God, sports, and being a parent. This book combines three of my top loves and is very interesting, filled with good insights and advice related to the most important relationships in life. I still have two of five children living at home and appreciated some of the insights and reminders that are so important in preparing our children to be independent in their work and I highly recommend it for young and middle-aged men, athletes, dads, future dads, moms, and future moms, and for anyone who loves God, sports, and family. I found this book to be motivational, encouraging, uplifting, and helpful.