Football

#36 John McCoy

Linebacker

Junior, 6-3, 250 lbs.
Richwood, Ohio
Victor Valley Coll./North Union HS
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Finished his sophomore season with 114 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 45 tackles for loss ... Was selected as JC-Grid Wire All-American and the Foothill Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Ranked as the No. 48 junior college player in the nation by Rivals.com ... Listed in the SuperPrep Juco Top 100 ... As a freshman at Victory Valley College, recorded 19 sacks as a defensive lineman ... Tallied 497 total career tackle,s while earning four letters in football for North Union High ... As a senior, was named to the all-MOAC first team, all-district and all-state teams and was the Division 5 Defensive Player of the Year ... Named the defensive MVP at the Ohio all-star game ... Was the state runner-up in the 1998 and 1999 wrestling tournament ... Coached in high school by Brent Chapman and at Victor Valley by Dave Hoover.

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