James McKeown (born March 6, 1956), is a retired American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League for the Tulsa Roughnecks and Philadelphia Fury.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James McKeown | ||
Date of birth | March 6, 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1977 | Rider Broncs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | (0) |
1979 | Philadelphia Fury | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
McKeown grew up in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey and graduated from Steinert High School in 1974, where he was part of two Group IV championship soccer teams.[1] He was inducted into the Steinart Hall of Fame in 2008.[2] He then attended Rider University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1974 to 1977. He was inducted into the Rider University Athletics Hall of Fame in June 2016.[3] The Tulsa Roughnecks selected him in the first round (13th overall) in the 1979 North American Soccer League draft.[4] He spent one season with Tulsa before moving to the Philadelphia Fury for the 1979 season.
In January 1981, McKeown became a sales representative for Honeywell. Over the years, he held a variety of management positions in various companies. In August 2004, he became the President of Schlegel Electronic Materials. In August 2008, he became the Vice President of Elliot Equipment Company.[5]