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McCoy brothers t= o be part of reality show ‘The Amazing Race’

ADA, Okla. – Jet and Cord McCoy of Tupelo, Okla., will be part of the CBS realit= y TV show “The Amazing Race,” set to begin airing Sunday, Feb. 14. <= /p>

The McCoys, ranch-raised co= wboys who have made their names in the sport of rodeo, make up one of the 11 teams competing across nearly 40,000 across five continents and eight countries, according to a release issued by CBS. The teams will begin the show by work= ing through the congested streets of Los Angeles and must rely solely on public transportation to make their ways to Los Angeles International Airpo= rt.

The teams will be competing= for the $1 million top prize and will participate in a World War I reenactment in France, retrace the early days of The Beatles and come face-to-face with on= e of the world’s infamous villains, according to the CBS release.

“We’re like a l= ot of the rest of the world,” Cord McCoy said in the CBS video snippet that introduces the teams. “I mean, we raise cattle to feed the country, a= nd we break horses to ride. We compete for entertainment, but if you take the = hats and boots away, I think we’re just like the rest of America.”

Cord McCoy is a regular fix= ture on the premier tour of the Professional Bull Riders organization, the Built Fo= rd Tough Series. He is also a five-time International Professional Rodeo Association world champion – he won the 2001-2002 all-around and sadd= le bronc-riding titles and the 2001 bull-riding championship – who produ= ces his own event in Ada, Okla., each spring, the Cord McCoy Invitational. He also qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2= 005.

Jet McCoy is a four-time IP= RA world champion who won all-around in 1990 and 2001 and saddle bronc-riding crowns= in 1998-1999. He competed at the recently completed International Finals Rodeo= and finished the 2009 season ninth in the saddle bronc-riding standings.

“I think Cord and I a= re on the race mainly for the competition,” Jet McCoy said in the video bio available on “The Amazing Race” Web site. “Growing up, for us, our life was always about a competition of some sort or another.

“Being cowboys, if you don’t compete, if you don’t win, you don’t get paid.̶= 1;

And while the McCoys realiz= e the race will have its share of adversity, it’s nothing new to them.

“When you’re cr= awling down on an 18-hundred-pound bull, that’s a little unnerving, too, but we d= o it all the time,” Jet McCoy said in the video bio. “I think that’s one of the things that’s going to help us as far as the = race is concerned.

“I think we’ve = got the tools to handle anything that we face.”

They also carry the cowboy “try” that’s been part of their lives – something that’s helped them overcome injuries and other adversities they’= ;ve had in order to win championships.

“When they say go, we= ’re going to be all out,” Cord McCoy said on the video bio. “Neither one of us are afraid to put it all out on the line. I think whether we̵= 7;ve got a million dollars when it’s done or not, we’re both going t= o be able to look in the mirror and know we’ve done our best.”

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