Cody Risien

Cody Lewis Risien (born March 22, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Risien blocked for four 1,000-yard rushers. He was a part of five AFC Central Division titles (1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989) and was selected to two Pro Bowls (1987, 1988).

He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. Risien is also a 1975 graduate of Cy-Fair High School in Houston, Texas.

Early life Risien was born in Bryan, Texas, near College Station. His family moved around Texas. When he was in high school in 1971, his family moved to Cy-Fair. Beginning in his sophomore season, he played on Cy-Fair High School's football varsity team. However, they never made the playoffs in the three seasons he was there.

College career Risien played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. In his sophomore season, the Aggies went 10–2 and were ranked seventh in the country. In his time there, he made two All-SWC teams. In his rookie season, he started 10 games and played in all 16 as the Browns had a 9–7 record. This time he started all the games as the Browns held an 11–5 record in 1980 and won the AFC Central Division title. However, they lost to the Oakland Raiders in the divisional round.

Risien announced on March 22, 1990 that he was retiring. However, he reported to training camp in June the following season to try to play for an 11th season. A few days later, he officially retired. A decade later, he moved back to Texas and began working with a large construction company based in Austin.

Personal life Cody is married to Amy (Hough) Risien. Cody has seven daughters. 4 of them are step daughters. They live in the greater Austin area with his wife, Amy.

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

Cody was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.