25 Facts About Cord McCoy

Cord McCoy is best known as the 2nd-place finisher on The Amazing Race 16.

Jet and Cord returned to compete in the eighteenth season of The Amazing Race, finishing in 6th place.

Jet and Cord McCoy returned for The Amazing Race 24 known as "The Amazing Race All-Stars" finishing in 5th place.

In 2022 and 2023, Cord McCoy was the head coach of the Oklahoma Freedom for the PBR Team Series season.

Cord McCoy grew up as a cowboy in the small town of Tupelo, Oklahoma.

Cord McCoy participated in his first rodeo competition in 1985 at age 5, after becoming interested in rodeo from his family.

Cord McCoy was the catcher on his high school baseball team and qualified for the state tournament.

Cord McCoy was a member of the Oklahoma high school team that won a national rodeo title and was a member of the Southwestern Oklahoma State rodeo team that finished second in the nation in 2000.

Cord McCoy graduated from Tupelo High School with 13 other people.

Cord McCoy attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and achieved a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Cord McCoy joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2001.

Cord McCoy competed in the semi-pro International Professional Rodeo Association and won five world championships in said organization; bull riding in 2002, and saddle bronc riding and all-around, both times in 2002 and 2003.

Cord McCoy competed sporadically in the Professional Bull Riders circuit.

Cord McCoy won the Four States Fair Rodeo in Texarkana, Arkansas; he was co-champion at the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo in Garden City, Kansas; he won Red River Stampede PRCA Rodeo in Durant, Oklahoma; and he won the Mineral Wells, Texas PRCA Rodeo.

In 2006, Cord McCoy left the PRCA and CBR to compete full-time in the PBR.

In 2016, Cord McCoy attempted a comeback as a rodeo contestant.

Cord McCoy tried to qualify in saddle bronc riding for The American Rodeo's semi-finals by competing in some of the event's qualifiers.

Cord McCoy tried to qualify for the PRCA's National Finals Rodeo.

Cord McCoy ended up finishing low in the final PRCA world standings that year, and retired as a contestant for good, again.

In September 26,2004, Cord McCoy had his skull crushed by a saddle bronc in Oklahoma City.

Cord McCoy spent three days in a coma and had eight months of rehab before returning to the rodeo circuit.

Cord McCoy placed fifth in the first round with an 83.5 on Rafter H Rodeo's Roan Wolf.

Also in 2022, Cord McCoy became the head coach of the Oklahoma Freedom; one of eight bull riding teams of the PBR's Team Series, which debuted that year.

Since that year, Cord McCoy is a color commentator for the PBR Team Series alongside longtime PBR commentator Craig Hummer.

On November 1,2009, Cord McCoy proposed to his girlfriend Sara Best while being interviewed by PBR in front of an audience.