Fbona bezigqila zaseMelika, uMcCoy uzalwa njengesakhamuzi esikhululekile esifundazweni sase-Ontario. Ngokukhulu ukushesha, ukhombisa ukutholakala koomakhenikha, ehlanganisa ngokwesibonelo izingxenye zomshini ayewuchithile ngaphambilini. Abazali bakhe bamthumela eScotland lapho athola khona ukuqeqeshwa kobunjiniyela, wabuyela eMichigan e-United States ngemva kokuqedwa kobugqila.
Njengoba engakwazi ukuthola umsebenzi ohambisana nokuqeqeshwa kwakhe, uyavuma ukuba yisicishimlilo sokuthambisa enkampanini yezitimela. Ngaleso sikhathi, izitimela kwakudingeka zehlise isivinini kaningi phakathi nohambo ukuze isisebenzi esasihamba eceleni sigcobe ama-asi namasondo ensimbi. Lokhu kumoshe isikhathi futhi kwadala ukufa kwezisebenzi. PUkuze kuxazululwe lezi zinkinga, uMcCoy wasungula inkomishi yokugcoba, isistimu yokugcoba ezenzakalelayo ehlala ikhipha okokugcoba ngesikhathi sokugibela futhi iqede ukubambezeleka kanye nokubeka impilo yezisebenzi engozini. Ukusungulwa kwakhe kwaphumelela kulo lonke izwe, futhi naphezu kokulingisa, izinkampani zezitimela zonke zazifuna ukuba neMcCoy yangempela (iMcCoy yangempela), isiqinisekiso sekhwalithi.