Cody Hodges was born on November 20,1982 and is a philanthropist, motivational speaker, and former professional American football player, playing in the National Football League, Arena Football League, and the Arena League 2.
28 Facts About Cody Hodges
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Cody Hodges was the 3rd straight fifth year senior to start for Mike Leach and Texas Tech and was the second of 4 West Texas natives to take the quarterback reins in the Leach era, along with predecessor Sonny Cumbie and successors Taylor Potts and Seth Doege.
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Cody Hodges was born to Steve and Sharon Cody Hodges in Amarillo, Texas, and was raised in Hereford, Texas, located in the Texas Panhandle.
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Cody Hodges played high school football at Hereford High School, where he was a 4-year letterman in football and a standout in basketball.
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Cody Hodges threw for 2,458 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2000 as a senior.
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Cody Hodges was named Amarillo Globe-News Newcomer of the Year in 1997, Amarillo Globe-News Player of the Year his Junior and Senior years, and was named All-South Plains Player of the Year in 2000.
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Cody Hodges was named to the Second-team all-state in 1999.
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Cody Hodges was named to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Top 100 players and was ranked by Lonestar.
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Cody Hodges accepted a scholarship from Texas Tech coach Mike Leach.
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Cody Hodges redshirted his first year at Texas Tech in 2001.
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Cody Hodges made his career debut against Baylor University as a redshirt Freshman in 2002, completing 1 pass for 10 yards.
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Cody Hodges moved up a slot in the depth chart every single year.
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Cody Hodges won the starting Quarterback job for the 2005 season, winning a hard fought battle over highly touted redshirt freshman Graham Harrell.
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Cody Hodges led the Raiders on a game-winning drive and threw a 10-yard touchdown pass on 4th down to win the game and snap Nebraska's 36 year homecoming winning streak.
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Cody Hodges finished the regular season first in the nation in passing, making him the 4th consecutive Tech QB to do so.
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Cody Hodges, statistically, had his worst game as a starter, completing only 15 of 32 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown.
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Cody Hodges was Tech's leading rusher, gaining 66 yards on 17 carries.
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Cody Hodges finished his career at Tech completing 360 passes out of 543 attempts for 4,267 yards with 33 passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
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Cody Hodges rushed for 224 career yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Cody Hodges was noted to be the best running quarterback Tech had, and his passing form, in which he threw his passes without the aid of the laces of the Football.
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Cody Hodges came second to the top pick of the Tennessee Titans Vince Young and was Young's back-up at quarterback.
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Cody Hodges performed well in the pre-season, but was released when the Titans signed Kerry Collins to back up Young.
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Cody Hodges signed in 2006 as the quarterback for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of af2.
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Cody Hodges was traded in 2007, to the Fort Wayne Fusion.
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Cody Hodges was named the Schutt Offensive Player of the Game during Week 1 of the af2 season for his performance against the Green Bay Blizzard.
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Cody Hodges, having viewed a presentation from Rachel's Challenge, an organization dedicated to abolishing prejudice and promoting kindness and good deeds, was inspired to join the organization as a speaker at age 20.
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Cody Hodges's father played football at the University of Houston.
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Cody Hodges has a twin brother, Slade Hodges, who played slot receiver for Texas Tech in the same years as his brother.