Cody Ledbetter (July 9, 1973 – September 5, 2015) was an
American football
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player. He played
college football for the
New Mexico State Aggies football
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as an independent.
Although New Mexico State is a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WA ...
team in 1991 and from 1993 to 1995.
As a senior in 1995, he led all NCAA major college players in total offense yards (3,724), passing attempts (453), and interceptions (20).
[
Ledbetter later played in the ]Canadian Football League
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as a backup quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Comm ...
in 1996 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
from 1998 to 2001.
He fled from Texas back to Canada while on probation for having an improper relationship with a student while he was a teacher, and awaiting sentencing in a similar case. He was eventually extradited back to Texas in 2010 and sentenced to 12 years. He was paroled 18 months later and died on September 5, 2015 in a suicide in Aledo, Texas
Aledo ( ) is a city in Parker County, Texas, Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,858 in 2020.
The city is served by the Aledo Independent School District.
History
The Parker post office was established in 1880 by Littleber ...
. He left behind his wife and two step-children.
See also
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References
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1973 births
2015 suicides
2015 deaths
American football quarterbacks
Canadian football quarterbacks
American players of Canadian football
Edmonton Elks players
New Mexico State Aggies football players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
High school football coaches in Texas
People from Stephenville, Texas
Players of American football from Texas
Suicides by hanging in Texas