Edward Joseph "Catfoot" Cody (February 27, 1923 – October 16, 1994) was an

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player and coach. He played professionally in the

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(NFL).

Career

Cody played at the collegiate level at

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and

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, before being drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the 1946 NFL draft. He played fullback with Packers in 1947 and 1948, before moving to the

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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

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. He then moved to the professional ranks, most notably as an assistant coach with the

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(1960) and the Chicago Bears (1965–1970). He was the defensive coordinator for the Southern California Sun in the

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Head coaching record

College

Junior college

References

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