Career
McDowell was the first player to hit for the cycle for the Rangers, doing so on July 23, 1985 in a Rangers" 8-4 victory over the Indians at Arlington Stadium. Mark Teixeira, Gary Matthews, Junior., Ian Kinsler, Bengie Molina, Adrián Beltré, Alex Rios, and Shin-Soo Choo are the other Rangers players to hit for the cycle. His first name is pronounced "owed a bee" or "oh-ta-bee." Because it also sounds vaguely like a slurred rendition of "oh to be," Entertainment and Sports Programming Network personality and announcer Chris Berman dubbed him Oddibe "Young Again" McDowell.
He wore uniform number 0 at Arizona State University, and Arizona State University has retired his number.
McDowell also finished 4th in the American League voting for 1985. McDowell stood out during his first stint with the Texas Rangers by wearing the very unusual uniform number 0.
He wore the number 20 with the Indians, the number 1 with the Braves, and during his second time with the Rangers, he wore number 8. Through June 16, 2009, McDowell was tied for second of all Rangers players ever in career leadoff home runs, one behind the 9 by Ian Kinsler.
Today, Oddibe is the Head Coach for the McArthur High School Varsity Baseball team
He was inducted in the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.