The online sports and golf community is once again remembering Cody “Beef” Franke, the beloved Barstool Sports personality who passed away unexpectedly in late October 2025. The 31-year-old influencer, who is renowned for his approachable golf videos and rising fame on Barstool’s Fore Play Team, passed away during a brief trip to the Dominican Republic. Although his death is being mourned, Cody is once again in trends on X (formerly known as Twitter) and other social media platforms. It has left several fans of the influencer in confusion. Here is why he is once again in discussion, weeks after his death.
Why is Cody Franke trending on the Internet again?
Cody Franke’s name is again dominating the headlines weeks after his death as the new episode of Barstool’s Internet Invitational was released on YouTube. It featured him in one of his final filmed appearances. According to PGA and Forbes reports, Cody and his team won the USD 1 million grand prize back in August 2019, but the episode featuring the finale was released recently. When the viewers watched Cody celebrate, joke, and seriously discuss his and his teammates’ plan to use the prize money to buy a home for his parents, they became emotional. One fan wrote on X:
“I couldn’t control my emotions watching him… what a moment.”
