Cotton Nash | |
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 Nash with the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team | |
| Basketball career | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 24, 1942 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | May 23, 2023 (aged 80) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake Charles (Lake Charles, Louisiana) |
| College | Kentucky (1961–1964) |
| NBA draft | 1964: 2nd round, 12th overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1964–1968 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 33, 17, 44 |
| Career history | |
| 1964–1965 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1965 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1967–1968 | Kentucky Colonels |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 470 (5.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 273 (3.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 65 (0.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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Baseball career | |
| First baseman / left fielder | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 1967, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1970, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .188 |
| Hits | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Teams | |
Charles Francis "Cotton" Nash (July 24, 1942 – May 23, 2023) was an American professional basketball and baseball player. He played as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers and San Francisco Warriors, and in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the Kentucky Colonels. He was an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins.