William Wayne "Cotton" Frazier Sr. (March 5, 1939 – March 11, 2012) was a professional

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who played four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962 to 1967. He started with the San Diego Chargers, was traded to the

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, then to the Buffalo Bills, and finally to the

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in 1966. After winning the AFL championship with the Chiefs that year, he started for them in the first

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. He later served as head coach at W. S. Neal High School in East Brewton and led the Eagles to a 23–17 record from 1980 to 1983. William Wayne Frazier died March 11, 2012, aged 73, in Brewton, Alabama after an extended illness. He was buried at Brownville Memorial Cemetery in Evergreen, Alabama.Obituary for William Wayne Frazier Sr., Williams Memorial Chapel
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