Parker McCollum and wife Hallie Ray Light are expecting their first child later this year, and the couple revealed they’ve chosen a unique — and uniquely fitting — name for their upcoming arrival. Speaking to the Spencer Graves Show on Tuesday, July 23, McCollum shared that his baby boy will be called Major Yancey McCollum. The country singer, who is a Texas native, explained that he got the idea for his son’s first name from watching vintage college football championship game footage featuring a Lone Star sports legend.
“It’s dope,” he noted. “I was watching Rose Bowl highlights and I saw [former Texas Longhorns QB] Major Applewhite , and I was like ‘Damn. Major McColllum would be sick.
’” Parker McCollum Shares His Baby Name #parkermccollum #spencergravesshow #fyp #foryoupage ♬ original sound – Spencer Graves As for the babe’s middle name? McCollum said that “Yancey” was the brainchild of his wife. “That’s what she wants. She likes Major Yancey,” he said.
McCollum and Light announced they were expecting their first child in February. In an Instagram post at the time, Light hinted at the baby’s name by mentioning his first initial. “God’s little blessing,” she wrote, captioning a shot of herself and McCollum in a half-silhouette pose, with an ocean backdrop.
“We love you so much already, Baby M!” McCollum himself followed suit, tweeting , “I’m gone be a daddy! Baby M coming later this year! Such a huge blessing from God!�.