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Foreplay Pod’s Cody “Beef” Franke passes away at 31

Posted on 10/27/25 at 1:09 pm
Posted by cpp2208
Member since Oct 2018
2864 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 1:09 pm
Not sure how many people follow Foreplay. Seemed like a nice guy. Didn’t realize he was that young.

Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
18313 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 1:18 pm to
That’s sad, way too young. He seemed well liked by everyone. Prayers for his family and friends.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
107795 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 1:31 pm to
I worried about that guy. There is heavy and then there is HEAVY.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
6792 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 2:02 pm to
Fat Perez on deck
Posted by Bawpaw
Member since May 2021
1536 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 2:19 pm to
No way! He’s losing weight now.
Posted by MrSpock
Member since Sep 2015
5032 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 2:50 pm to
Nah he's lost 50 lbs in the last few months. Looks like he's taking his health more serious.
Posted by reauxl tigers
Tiger Woods Fan
Member since Aug 2014
9590 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 2:55 pm to
You coulda told me he was 45 and I woulda been like "yea". RIP
Posted by Bonkers119
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2015
11575 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 3:44 pm to
Unfortunately, it's not that uncommon when you're that size. Rip, I really enjoyed him on the few videos he's done with Fore Play. He was a decent golfer, and added some humor to the videos.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
24161 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 7:27 pm to
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He was a decent golfer


He was a PGA pro. He was better than decent.
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
33033 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:19 pm to
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He was a PGA pro

????
He was a member of the PGA as a teaching pro not a professional golfer. There’s a big difference.

But yes he was a good golfer
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
24161 posts
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:47 pm to
He was a PGA pro. He was not a PGA tour member. You have to pass a PAT to become a PGA tour pro. Therefore, he was better than decent. If you are a member of the PGA you are a professional.
Posted by Zzyzx
Member since Nov 2018
2373 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 2:23 am to
Which is interesting because every time I watched him play he was awful, I couldn’t think how he became a teaching pro playing that poorly. It certainly didn’t look easy to swing a club at 450 pounds.

Also had no idea he was that young. I saw his name pop up on a few people’s “death boards” for 2025 because of his size but had no clue he was so young.

Sad, seemed like a nice guy
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
33033 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 8:18 am to
You are just in here arguing semantics just to do it I guess

I literally just said what you said.

He was a PGA teaching pro and he was a good golfer.

My point is that not every PGA teaching pro is a good golfer, in fact I’ve known a few that were horrible. Just like not every basketball coach can hoop and not every football coach can tackle.
Posted by YieldDawg
USA
Member since Oct 2025
173 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 10:26 am to
Everytime I watched one of his videos I was blown away at how well he moved in his swing. Shame he’s no longer with us. He was one of those extremely likable personalities.
Posted by LSU5508
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2007
3749 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 11:39 am to
To be a PGA Pro you have to be a sub 80's golfer from 6500 yards. That's essentially in the top 15% of all golfers. No where near a tour pro but this isn't like NFL coaches who cant throw a football being a QB's coach.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
107795 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 12:26 pm to
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To be a PGA Pro you have to be a sub 80's golfer from 6500 yards.
Maybe he was at one point but he couldn’t break 90 the few videos I saw of him
Posted by Gings5
Member since Jul 2016
10594 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:45 pm to
I enjoyed his videos. He seemed like a really nice guy. RIP
Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
9510 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:47 pm to
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Maybe he was at one point but he couldn’t break 90 the few videos I saw of him


I agree. Guessing he was real good 200 pounds ago.
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8076 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:48 pm to
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You are just in here arguing semantics just to do it I guess


Nah you were talking shite about how he couldn’t have been a PGA Tour professional. He was a PGA Pro bottom line. If you don’t understand the difference it’s OK.
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
33033 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 10:10 pm to
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To be a PGA Pro you have to be a sub 80's golfer from 6500

You have to do that once or twice over a weekend one time. It’s not like they come test these dudes annually
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