[3] He also earned selection to the Super Cen-Tex team and was chosen as the Class 2A Player of the Year.
[3] McGowan set a single-game Lone Star Conference (LSC) receiving yards record in 1985.
[4] He was the league's overall receiving leader that year and was named second-team all-conference and honorable mention All-American.
[3] McGowan later played for the New York Giants as a replacement player in 1987, catching a 63-yard touchdown on Monday Night Football.
[6] After his football career, McGowan worked for the KWTX television station.