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Jim Coode

American gridiron football player (1951–1987)

Field	Value
name	Jim Coode
birth_date
birth_place	Mayfield Heights, Ohio, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
number	60
import	yes
position1	Offensive tackle
height_ft	6
height_in	4
weight_lb	260
college	Michigan
NFLDraftedYear	1974
NFLDraftedRound	7
NFLDraftedPick	173
playing_years1	–
playing_team1	Ottawa Rough Riders

Grey Cup champion (1976)
CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award (1978)
Leo Dandurand Trophy ()
Tom Pate Memorial Award (1980)
CFL All-Star ()
2× CFL East All-Star (, )
Ottawa Rough Riders #60 retired
3× Second-team All-Big Ten (1971, 1972, 1973)

James Edward Coode (October 22, 1951 – June 17, 1987) was an American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1970 to 1973 and professional football for the Detroit Wheels (two games in 1974) and the Ottawa Rough Riders (1974–1980). He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1979 and died in 1987.

University of Michigan

A native of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Coode enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1969 and played college football as an offensive tackle for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1970 to 1973. As a junior, he started every game at left tackle for the 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10–1 record and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll. As a senior, he started nine games at right tackle for the undefeated 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10–0–1 record and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll.

Professional football

Coode began his professional football career in 1974 with the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League (WFL). He left the Wheels after playing two games when the team was unable to pay its players.

After leaving the WFL, Coode joined the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) at the end of September 1974. Coode was diagnosed with ALS in 1979 and appeared in four games for the Rough Riders in 1980 after the diagnosis.

Family and later years

Coode was married to Lisa Coode, and they had a son, Jamie. Bo Schembechler spoke at the tribute. By December 1986, Coode's weight had dropped from 275 pounds to 130 pounds. Coode died at a hospital on June 17, 1987.Jim Coode loses long battle; Big No. 60 offered a message of hope: [FINAL Edition] McRae, Earl. The Ottawa Citizen [Ottawa, Ont] 18 June 1987: C1.

References

"Michigan Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
(October 19, 1971). "Goody, Goody Bo's Got Coode". Owosso Argus-Press.
"1972 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
"1973 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
(October 1, 1974). "Coode in Camp". The Citizen, Ottawa.
"Ottawa Football Retired Numbers". Ottawa Red Blacks.
(November 10, 1980). "Ottawa club due for wholesale changes next season". The Citizen, Ottawa.
(June 9, 1980). "The Quiet Man, Jim Coode, goes unnoticed". The Citizen, Ottawa.
(May 4, 1983). "Special town honors special person in Jim Coode". The Citizen, Ottawa.
(May 4, 1983). "1,200 pay tribute to 'great man'". The Citizen, Ottawa.
Earl McRae. (December 12, 1986). "Jim Coode still the same inside". The Citizen, Ottawa.
Gord Holder. (September 4, 2014). "Ice Bucket Challenge evokes memories of former Riders". Ottawa Citizen.

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