Ed Cody

Rushing attempts:	93
Rushing yards:	346
Touchdowns:	2

Ed Cody
No. 17, 16
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	February 27, 1923; Newington, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:	October 16, 1994 (aged 71); Orange County, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	New Britain; (New Britain, Connecticut)
College:	Boston College; Purdue;
NFL draft:	1946 / Round: 5 / Pick: 36
Career history
As a player:
	Green Bay Packers (1947–1948); Chicago Bears (1949–1950);
As a coach:
	Santa Barbara / UC Santa Barbara (1956–1960); Head coach; Oakland Raiders (1960); Assistant coach; San Bernardino (1962–1964); Head coach; Chicago Bears (1965–1970); Assistant coach;
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Ten (1945);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	93
Rushing yards:	346
Touchdowns:	2
	Player stats at PFR

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.^[1]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Santa Barbara / UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1956–1959)
1956	Santa Barbara	5–5	1–1	3rd	L Citricado Bowl
1957	UC Santa Barbara	6–2	1–1	2nd
1958	UC Santa Barbara	4–4–1	3–2	3rd
1959	UC Santa Barbara	6–4	2–3	T–3rd
Santa Barbara / UC Santa Barbara:		21–15–1	7–7
Total:		21–15–1

Junior college


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
San Bernardino Indians (Eastern Conference) (1962–1964)
1962	San Bernardino	3–6	3–6	T–6th
1963	San Bernardino	6–2–1	6–2–1	3rd
1964	San Bernardino	5–4	3–4	5th
San Bernardino:		14–12–1	12–12–1
Total:		14–12–1

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References

^ "Southern California WFL". HelmetHut.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
^ "Football All-Time Season Scores" (PDF). San Bernardino Valley College Athletics. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

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[1] "Southern California WFL". HelmetHut.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

[2] "Football All-Time Season Scores" (PDF). San Bernardino Valley College Athletics. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

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