Bill Cody (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1944)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bill Cody

| image = Cody-Bill-1972.jpg

| caption = Cody in 1972

| position = Linebacker

| number = 52, 66

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|8|2}}

| birth_place = Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.

| death_date =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 230

| high_school = Boone (Orlando, Florida)

| college = Auburn

| draftyear = 1966

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 67

| afldraftyear = 1966

| afldraftround = 15

| afldraftpick = 132

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions (1966)
• New Orleans Saints (1967–1970)
• Philadelphia Eagles (1972)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 52

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = C/CodyBi20

| pfrcoach =

| cfl =

| afl =

| highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1965)
• 2× First-team All-SEC (1964, 1965)

| HOF =

| CollegeHOF =

}}

William Eugene Cody (born August 2, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. He played six seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions (1966), New Orleans Saints (1967–1970), and Philadelphia Eagles (1972).

Cody was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in May 2014.