[1][2] 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.
[3] 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.
He left the Wheels after playing two games when the team was unable to pay its players.
[5] After leaving the WFL, Coode joined the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) at the end of September 1974.
[6] Coode was diagnosed with ALS in 1979 and appeared in four games for the Rough Riders in 1980 after the diagnosis.