Joseph Stephen "Joe" Kodba (February 27, 1922 – September 7, 2005) was an American football player who played at the center and linebacker positions.

A native of Yugoslavia, he attended high school in South Bend, Indiana and played college football for Butler in 1941 and 1942 and Purdue in 1945 and 1946.

He served as an Army paratrooper during World War II.

[2] He was the head football coach at Fort Wayne North Side High School in 1948.

After retiring, he moved to Swartz Creek, Michigan, where he died in 2005 at age 83.