Education
Cotton attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team
Cotton attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team
He earned All-American recognition in 1973 and he was an All-Securities and Exchange Commission selection in 1971, 1972 and 1973. Cotton graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor"s degree in business administration in 1973, and he was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2009. Cotton founded and manages Cotton"s All Lincolnshire Insurance in Gainesville, Florida.
He was the 1973 National Collegiate Athletics Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) pole vault champion, as well as the Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) champion in 1971 and 1973. In 1973, he was United States. Outdoor National Pole Vault Champion and Pan-Am Games champion.
He held the University of Florida"s pole vault record of seventeen feet, six inches for fourteen years and was a member of the 1976 United States of America National Team.