{"id":201597,"date":"2025-10-27T18:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/cody-beef-franke-cause-of-death-barstool-sports-personality-passes-away-at-31\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:54:44","slug":"cody-beef-franke-cause-of-death-barstool-sports-personality-passes-away-at-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/cody-beef-franke-cause-of-death-barstool-sports-personality-passes-away-at-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody &#8216;Beef&#8217; Franke Cause of Death: Barstool Sports Personality Passes Away at 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have tragic news to report from the world of sports:<\/p>\n<p>Online media personality Cody \u201cBeef\u201d Franke has passed away at the age of 31.<\/p>\n<p>Franke was a member of Barstool Sports\u2019 ForePlay team, which focused on golf content.<\/p>\n<p>He became a favorite among fans in his short time with the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-1024x676.png\" alt=\"Barstool Sports personality Cody Franke has passed away at the age of 31.\" class=\"wp-image-538582 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-2048x1352.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-960x634.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-1080x713.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM-1200x792.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-27-at-2.31.23-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barstool Sports personality Cody Franke has passed away at the age of 31.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of Franke\u2019s passing comes courtesy of a statement from Barstool:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarstool Sports personality Cody Franke has passed away at the age of 31,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForePlayPod\/status\/1982855791544799689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1982856312066285963%7Ctwgr%5E7328d348a97d5425204ebd29ee89c1a9bb1d77ad%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.barstoolsports.com%2Fblog%2F3556021%2Frip-cody-beef-franke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reads a tweet<\/a> that was posted by ForePlay moments ago.<\/p>\n<p>That statement was followed up by tributes from multiple Barstool personalities, including the company\u2019s founder, Dave Portnoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarstool lost a member of our family this weekend. Just tragic news,\u201d Barstool founder Dave Portnoy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPoUHOejbj9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cYou will never find a nicer, more genuine person than Beef. It\u2019s hard to even process it right now. Just another cruel reminder that tomorrow is never promised and to live each day to its fullest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Remembering our time with Cody Franke, PGA, at Quail Hollow,\u201d the PGA Championship account tweeted, alongside of phoeo of Franke at the historic course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with Cody\u2019s family and friends,\u201d the statement conitnued.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cody-franke-s-cause-of-death-remains-a-mystery\">Cody Franke\u2019s cause of death remains a mystery<\/h2>\n<p>No cause of death was given, but sources have confirmed that Franke died following a \u201csudden medical issue\u201d while attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Barstool in January of this year, Franke was the head pro at Berry Creek Country Club in Onida, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Cody Franke\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/cody-beef-franke-cause-of-death-barstool-sports-personality-passes-away-at-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report from the world of sports: Online media personality Cody \u201cBeef\u201d Franke has passed away at the age of 31. 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