Craig Lee Cotton (July 7, 1947December 21, 2013) was an American football tight end who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

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and

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. He was drafted by the Chargers in the eighth round of the

1969 NFL/AFL draft The 1969 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League (AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place January 28–29, 1969. The draft beg ...

. He played

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at Youngstown State University and attended Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. Cotton was also a member of the Portland Storm of the

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(WFL).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cotton, Craig 1947 births 2013 deaths People from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania American football tight ends Youngstown State Penguins football players Detroit Lions players Chicago Bears players Portland Storm players San Diego Chargers players 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople