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Cody Risien
Date of birth (1957-03-22) March 22, 1957 (age 67)
Place of birthBryan, Texas
Career information
Position(s)Offensive Tackle
US collegeTexas A&M
NFL draft1979 / round: 7
Career history
As player
1979-1989Cleveland Browns
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls2
Career stats

Cody Lewis Risien (born March 22, 1957 in Bryan, Texas) is a former American football offensive tackle who played eleven seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns. He is a 1975 graduate of Cy-Fair High School in Houston, Texas. He currently works for Austin Commercial, a large commercial general contractor, in Houston, TX.

Legacy

Cody was inducted into the Cleveland Browns Hall of Legends in 2010.

Risien blocked for four 1,000-yard rushers.

He was a part of five AFC Central Division titles (1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989)… He was selected to two Pro Bowls (1987, 1988).

Kathie Lee Gifford named her son after Cody Risien, coincidentally both Cody's were born on March 22.