Full name James McKeown Name Jim McKeown Position Defender Years Team Education Rider University | 1974-1977 Rider University Height 1.83 m Playing position Role Soccer player | |
Date of birth (1956-03-06) March 6, 1956 (age 59) Place of birth Trenton, New Jersey, United States | ||
James McKeown is a retired American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League.
McKeown graduated from Steinert High School where he was part of two Group IV championship soccer teams. He was inducted into the Steinart Hall of Fame in 2008. 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. The Tulsa Roughnecks selected him in the first round (13th overall) in the 1979 North American Soccer League draft. 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.