Josh McCown is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas, United States. NFL quarterback who made his debut in 2002 with the Arizona Cardinals, and went to be a part of a variety of teams, including players from the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He quit the Cardinals following the time He left the Cardinals after Kurt Warner took over the starting quarterback job. took the quarterback’s job as the team’s starting quarterback.
McCown grew up on a ranch in Jacksonville, Texas, and attended Jacksonville High School. He had a significant growth spurt in high school that helped his football career. McCown later said “My first driver’s license said 5-foot-4. At 16, I was 5-4.” A coach of McCown’s also said “We knew Josh was going to be a good football player if he ever grew. But it sure took awhile. He really started shooting up in the second half of his junior year.” In McCown’s senior year in 1997, he led the team to the playoffs and was the East Texas Player of the Year, District 17-4A Offensive Player of the Year, and an All-State honorable mention. He also played basketball, and won All-District second team honors as a shooting guard his senior year. The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce inducted him into their Wall of Fame in 2013.
McCown played three collegiate seasons for the SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University from 1998 to 2000, passing for 4,022 yards and 27 touchdowns, but also threw 34 interceptions. He started 25 total games for the Mustangs. He played in nine games, starting five, for the Mustangs his freshman season in 1998, completing 46 of 99 passes for 619 yards and seven touchdowns with eight interceptions. McCown split time with sophomore Chris Sanders in 1998. McCown was the first freshman to start at quarterback for the team since 1989. He started in ten games for the Mustangs in 1999, completing 125 of 234 passes for 1,434 yards and 11 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. He set a school record for consecutive completions when he completed 19 passes in a row against Tulsa in 1999. McCown started nine games for the Mustangs his junior year in 2000, completing 169 of 331 passes for 1,969 yards and nine touchdowns with sixteen interceptions. He threw for 420 yards against Texas-El Paso in 2000, which was the third-highest total in SMU history. He started the first six games of the 2000 season before being replaced by David Page for three games. McCown then started the final three games for the Mustangs.
He got married to with his spouse, Natalie, while at Southern Methodist, and he has four children with Natalie.
