James McKeown (born March 6, 1956), is a retired American

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defender who played in the

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for the

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and

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. 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. 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

selected him in the first round (13th overall) in the 1979

draft. He spent one season with Tulsa before moving to the

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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McKeown, Jim 1956 births Living people American soccer players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players People from Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) players Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players Rider University alumni Soccer players from Trenton, New Jersey Steinert High School alumni Association football defenders