Jack Cotton

John James Cotton


Born:
October 15, 1924
Miles City, MT

Died:
September 26, 2016
Alamosa, CO


Career
1939-40 Custer County High School - Miles City, MT (High School)
1940-41 Custer County High School - Miles City, MT (High School)
1941-42 Custer County High School - Miles City, MT (High School)
1942-43 Miles CC (College)
1947-48 University of Wyoming (College)
1948-49 Denver Nuggets (NBL)
1949-50 Denver Nuggets (NBA)
1950-51 Dodge City High School - Kansas (High School) - Head coach
1951-52 Dodge City High School - Kansas (High School) - Head coach
1952-53 Dodge City High School - Kansas (High School) - Head coach
1953-54 Southwestern College - Winfield, KS (University) - Head coach
1954-55 Southwestern College - Winfield, KS (University) - Head coach
1955-56 Omaha University (University) - Head coach
1956-57 Omaha University (University) - Head coach
1957-58 Omaha University (University) - Head coach
1958-59 Omaha University (University) - Head coach
1960-61 Adams State College - Colorado (University) - Head coach
1961-62 Adams State College - Colorado (University) - Head coach
1962-63 Adams State College - Colorado (University) - Head coach
1963-64 Adams State College - Colorado (University) - Head coach
1964-65 Adams State College - Colorado (University) - Head coach
1965-66 Adams State College - Colorado (University) - Head coach
1966-67 Adams State College - Colorado (University) - Head coach


Cotton is a World War 2 veteran, serving in the navy in the Pacific. He returned from the war to play one season (I haven't seen anything he played more) at University of Wyoming. After a few years with the Nuggets, he moved on to be a head coach at the high school level for a few years before coaching collegiately. After coaching the men's team at Adams, he moved on to coach the women's team for ten seasons. Also an instructor and athletic director at the school, Cotton retired from Adams in 1989. He received a Masters Degree from Denver University, and a doctorate in education from Wyoming in 1963.

Cotton married Mabel Holmes in 1947 and they have three children.

Updated 10/4/2016
Cotton passed away September 26, 2016

Source:
Iola (Kansas) Register, April 17, 1953
Greeley Daily Tribune, March 7, 1960
Adams Newsletter, 2009
Obituary

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/c/cottojo01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cottoja01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=cottoja01