Ed Cody
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1923–1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ed Cody
| number = 17, 16
| position = Fullback
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|2|27}}
| birth_place = Newington, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|10|16|1923|2|27}}
| death_place = Orange County, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 194
| high_school = New Britain
(New Britain, Connecticut)
| college = {{Ubl|Boston College|Purdue}}
| draftyear = 1946
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 36
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1947|1948}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1949|1950}})
- Toronto Argonauts (1951)
| pastcoaching =
- Santa Barbara / UC Santa Barbara (1956–1960)
Head coach - Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1960}})
Assistant coach - San Bernardino (1962–1964)
Head coach - Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1965|1970}})
Assistant coach
| highlights =
- First-team All-Big Ten (1945)
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 346
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 3.7
| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 3
| pfr = CodyEd20
}}
Edward Joseph "Catfoot" Cody (February 27, 1923 – October 16, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).
Career
Cody played at the collegiate level at Purdue University and Boston College, before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1946 NFL draft. He played fullback with Packers in 1947 and 1948, before moving to the Chicago Bears where he played fullback and defensive back in 1949 and 1950.
After retiring as a player, Cody went into coaching. He spent four seasons, from 1956 to 1959 as the head football coach at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He then moved to the professional ranks, most notably as an assistant coach with the Oakland Raiders (1960) and the Chicago Bears (1965–1970). He was the defensive coordinator for the Southern California Sun in the World Football League.{{Cite web | url = http://www.helmethut.com/WFL/WFLSun1.html | website = HelmetHut.com | access-date = September 8, 2023 | title = Southern California WFL}}
Head coaching record
=College=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Santa Barbara / UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| conf = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| startyear = 1956
| endyear = 1959
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1956
| name = Santa Barbara
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 2–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname = Citricado Bowl
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1957
| name = UC Santa Barbara
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 2–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1958
| name = UC Santa Barbara
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1959
| name = UC Santa Barbara
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Santa Barbara / UC Santa Barbara
| overall = 21–15–1
| confrecord = 9–7
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 21–15–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
=Junior college=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = San Bernardino Indians
| conf = Eastern Conference
| startyear = 1962
| endyear = 1964
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1962
| name = San Bernardino
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding = T–6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1963
| name = San Bernardino
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 6–2–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1964
| name = San Bernardino
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = San Bernardino
| overall = 14–12–1
| confrecord = 12–12–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 14–12–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football coach navbox}}
{{San Bernardino Valley Wolverines football coach navbox}}
{{Green Bay Packers 1946 NFL draft picks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cody, Ed}}
Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Boston College Eagles football players
Category:Chicago Bears coaches
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Oakland Raiders coaches
Category:Purdue Boilermakers football players
Category:San Bernardino Valley Wolverines football coaches
Category:Southern California Sun coaches
Category:UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football coaches
Category:People from Newington, Connecticut
Category:Players of American football from Hartford County, Connecticut
Category:Coaches of American football from Connecticut
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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