James Edward Coode was an American football and Canadian football player.
11 Facts About Jim Coode
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Jim Coode played college football for the University of Michigan from 1970 to 1973 and professional football for the Detroit Wheels and the Ottawa Rough Riders.
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Jim Coode was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1979 and died in 1987.
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Jim Coode began his professional football career in 1974 with the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League.
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Jim Coode left the Wheels after playing two games when the team was unable to pay its players.
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Jim Coode was a part of the Rough Riders' Grey Cup victory in 1976.
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Jim Coode won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1978 and the Tom Pate Memorial Award for community service in 1980.
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Jim Coode's jersey has been retired by the Rough Riders, and re-retired by the REDBLACKS.
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Jim Coode was diagnosed with ALS in 1979 and appeared in four games for the Rough Riders in 1980 after the diagnosis.
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Jim Coode was married to Lisa Jim Coode, and they had a son, Jamie.
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Jim Coode continued to live in Ottawa after retiring from football.