Cody Commits to Clemson
The commitment is the latest chapter in the remarkable story of Cody's life. As a freshman, he had a cardiac incident at an October Benedictine practice and stopped breathing on the sideline. Benedictine trainers Brian Tuten and Ed Livingston performed CPR and shocked Cody's chest three times with an automated external defibrillator to save his life after he stopped breathing. Cody was unable to breathe on his own for nearly 40 minutes as he was whisked to the hospital in an ambulance with BC coach Danny Britt riding alongside his player.
Cody, who received a scholarship offer from Arkansas as an eighth grader, never lost sight of his football goals during a lengthy recovery. He had an ICD (an Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) installed in his heart, and was back on the field for the Cadets’ season opener his sophomore year.
"We're really proud of Kam," Benedictine defensive coordinator Galen Houston said Saturday night. "He's very athletic and is a big, strong kid with a lot of toughness. One of his biggest strengths is his ability to get off the ball. He plays inspired and has an attitude when he's out there on the field.
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Cody, who received a scholarship offer from Arkansas as an eighth grader, never lost sight of his football goals during a lengthy recovery. He had an ICD (an Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) installed in his heart, and was back on the field for the Cadets’ season opener his sophomore year.
"We're really proud of Kam," Benedictine defensive coordinator Galen Houston said Saturday night. "He's very athletic and is a big, strong kid with a lot of toughness. One of his biggest strengths is his ability to get off the ball. He plays inspired and has an attitude when he's out there on the field.
"He's one of the rare interior linemen that can stay on the field for every down because he can do it all — from stopping the run, to rushing the passer to chasing down a ball carrier downfield," Houston said. "Kam is just a special player."
Cody has credited the close knit, family atmosphere at Benedictine for helping in his recovery, and said he got the same type of feeling at Clemson.
