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Charles Francis "Cotton" Nash (born July 24, 1942) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and National Basketball Association (NBA) forward.

Cotton Nash

Personal information
Born	(1942-07-24) July 24, 1942 (age 80) Jersey City, New Jersey
Nationality	American
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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall
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
Consensus first-team All-American (1964) 2× Consensus second-team All-American (1962, 1963) Third-team Parade All-American (1960)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	470 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds	273 (3.3 rpg)
Assists	65 (0.8 apg) Baseball player 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
Chicago White Sox (1967) Minnesota Twins (1969–70)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball career

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Nash played collegiately for Adolph Rupp's legendary University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, where he was named a first-team All-American in 1964. He went on to play in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Francisco Warriors during the 1964–65 NBA season. He had his most success in the American Basketball Association with the Kentucky Colonels, averaging 8.5 points per game, 4.9 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game.

Baseball career

While at the University of Kentucky, Nash also played on the school's baseball team. In 1963, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[1][2][3] He went on to appear in 13 games over three MLB seasons with the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. One of those games was with the White Sox on September 10, 1967, in the ninth inning of Joe Horlen's no-hitter; he replaced Ken Boyer at first base and recorded all three putouts in the inning.[4]

Multi-sport legacy

Nash is one of 13 multi-sport athletes to have played in both the NBA and Major League Baseball. The thirteen are: Danny Ainge, Frank Baumholtz, Hank Biasatti, Gene Conley, Chuck Connors, Dave DeBusschere, Dick Groat, Steve Hamilton, Mark Hendrickson, Nash, Ron Reed, Dick Ricketts and Howie Schultz.[5]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
• College career stats at BigBlueHistory.net
• Cotton Nash Biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

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[es] Cotton Nash

Charles Francis "Cotton" Nash (Jersey City, Nueva Jersey; 24 de julio de 1942) es un exjugador de baloncesto y de béisbol estadounidense que disputó una temporada en la NBA y otra más en la American Basketball Association. Jugó también 13 partidos como profesional en las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol.[1] Con 1,96 metros de altura, lo hacía en la posición de alero.

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[it] Cotton Nash

Charles Francis "Cotton" Nash (Jersey City, 24 luglio 1942) è un ex cestista e giocatore di baseball statunitense, professionista nella NBA, nella ABA e nella MLB.

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