Cody Ledbetter (July 9, 1973 – September 5, 2015) was an American football player.
He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies football team in 1991 and from 1993 to 1995.
As a senior in 1995, he led all NCAA major college players in total offense yards (3,724), passing attempts (453), and interceptions (20).Ledbetter later played in the Canadian Football League as a backup quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos in 1996 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1998 to 2001.He fled from Texas back to Canada while on probation for having an improper relationship with a student while he was a teacher, and awaiting sentencing in a similar case.
He was eventually extradited back to Texas in 2010 and sentenced to 12 years.
He was paroled 18 months later and died on September 5, 2015 in a suicide in Aledo, Texas.
He left behind his wife, three children and two step-children.