 Pari gbolohun yii: A bi ati gbe ni Lake Village, Arkansas, McHan gboye lati Lakeside High School ati bọọlu bọọlu ile-ẹkọ giga ni Ile-ẹkọ giga ti Arkansas ni Fayetteville nibi ti o ti jẹ ẹyẹ-ẹyẹ kan. Ó wà ní ipò kẹsàn-án nínú ìdìbò Heisman Trophy ọdún 1953 ó sì gbá nínú : Blue-Gray Game ní December àti College All-Star Game ní Chicago ní August 1954. 