Position: Offensive Line Coach

Hometown: State College, PA

Occupation: Chaplain to the athletes at Pitt

High School: Yamato High School, Tokyo, Japan

College: Penn State

About Coach Coder:

Nickname: Codes

Football Experience: 10-Pro ball, 3-Coaching; Played for PSU '72-75 seasons, graduated spring of '76, drafted by Steelers, 3rd round of '76 draft, traded to Seattle at end of '76 pre-season, 4 years playing for Seattle, 2 years with St. Louis Cardinals, pre-season w/ Broncos, 2 yrs w/ Phil Stars of USFL, retired in '85. Coached FB part time w/ high school teams in '84, '85-'87, Passion head coach in 2007. Coached other sports-bball and track in '94-'95. I will be helping with the O-Line and D-Line.

Family and Place of Residence: My wife Kathy and I live in Bellevue.

Hobbies: Golf, working out

Inspirational Quote: "Young men will grow weary but those who wait on the Lord willmount up with wings like eagles. They will not grow weary or tired." - Isaiah 39:30-31