Josh Cody
All-American college football player
Died when: 69 years 6 days (828 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Joshua Crittenden Cody (June 11, 1892 – June 17, 1961) was an American college athlete, head coach, and athletics director.Cody was a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, where he played several sports.
As a versatile tackle on the football team, he was a three-time All-American.In 1969, Cody was named by the Football Writers Association of America to the 1869–1918 Early Era All-American Team.
He was inducted as a player into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970.Coach Charley Moran called Cody the greatest tackle ever to play in the South.
After graduation from Vanderbilt, Cody coached college football and basketball and served as the athletics director at various universities, including: Clemson University, the University of Florida and Temple University.
He also was an assistant for head football coaches Dan McGugin and Ray Morrison at Vanderbilt.
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