Cotton Nash


# 44
Hometown: Lake Charles, LA (High)
Position: C-F Playing Height: 6-5 Playing Weight: 220
Date of Birth: July 24, 1942
Date of Death: May 23, 2023
Legal Name: Charles Francis Nash
Nickname: Charles "Cotton" Nash (More)
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Game by Game Statistics
Prep Notes:
Parade All-American
Scholastic Coach All-American
Kentucky Career Notes:
Retired Jersey #44
Multi-Sport Player [Baseball]
Season Notes:
1961-62: All-American [Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (3rd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Look Magazine (1st), Coach and Athlete (1st)]; All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [First Team (AP & Coaches)]
1962-63: All-American [Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms, Look Magazine (2nd)]; All-SEC [First Team (AP & Coaches)]
1963-64: All-American [Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Helms, Sporting News (2nd)]; All-SEC [First Team (AP & Coaches)]
Post-UK Career Notes:
State of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Drafted #12 Overall in the 2nd Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by Los Angeles Lakers
Professional Basketball Statistics [External Link]
Major League Baseball Statistics [External Link]

SeasonGames
Played
FGFGA%FTFTA%Total
Rebs
Asst.FTotal
Points
1961-622622148945.1916621876.153457174608
1962-632517647137.3716223668.643006668514
1963-642724858842.1815219876.773176286648
Total78645154841.6748065273.629621992281770


Obituary - Cotton Nash, once a Kentucky basketball 'rock star,' dies at age 80, Lexington Herald-Leader (May 24, 2023) by Mark Story



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