Josh Cody
Cody as Florida coach
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 11, 1892 Franklin, Tennessee |
| Died | June 17, 1961 (aged 69) Mount Laurel, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1913 | Bethel |
| 1914–1916 | Vanderbilt |
| 1917 | Camp Jackson |
| 1919 | Vanderbilt |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) |
Tackle (football) Forward (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1922 | Mercer |
| 1923–1926 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1927–1930 | Clemson |
| 1931–1934 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1936–1939 | Florida |
| 1940 | Temple (line) |
| 1955 | Temple |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1927 | Vanderbilt |
| 1926–1931 | Clemson |
| 1931–1936 | Vanderbilt |
| 1936–1937 | Florida |
| 1942–1952 | Temple |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1936–1939 | Florida |
| 1952–1959 | Temple |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–62–3 (football) 273–272 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football: 1 SIAA (as player, 1915) Basketball: 1 SIAA (as player, 1920) 1 SoCon Tournament (1927) |
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| Awards | |
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All-Southern (1914, 1915, 1916, 1919) Third-team All-American (1915, 1919) Outing Roll of Honor (1914) Porter Cup (1920) AP Southeast All-Time team (1869–1919) FWAA All-time All-America Team (1869–1918) One of Dan McGugin's six best players 1934 All-time Vandy team Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1970 (profile) |
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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.
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 assisted the likes of Dan McGugin and Ray Morrison.
Josh Cody was born in Franklin, Tennessee, on June 11, 1892, to James Wadkins Cody, a painter, and Sarah Elizabeth Crittenden. He was raised in Franklin and attended Battle Ground Academy.
Cody first played three seasons at Bethel College, including the 105–0 loss to Vanderbilt in 1912.
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