He rose through the coaching ranks from high school, through the college level, and to the National Football League (NFL).
His grandson, Sean McVay, son of Tim, is currently the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams.
[1] In 1976, he went to the NFL New York Giants as an assistant coach of research and development under fellow Miami alumnus Bill Arnsparger.
But when the franchise was transferred from Eddie DeBartolo Jr. to his sister, Denise, the York family wanted a steady hand like McVay's in the front office during the transition.
McVay's grandson, Sean, at the age of 30, became the youngest head coach in NFL history after he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 2017.