Background
James Cotton was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States to James Graham and Catherine Cotton.
James Cotton was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States to James Graham and Catherine Cotton.
Ohio State University.
He lettered in football, basketball, baseball at Collinwood High School. Cotton earned all-state honours in football and baseball and All-American honours in football. As a Junior, Cotton was an instrumental part of the Buckeyes Big Ten Championship and Sugar Bowl Victory over Texas Agricultural and Mechanical in 1998.
During his senior season in 1999, Cotton was voted by his coaches as the team"s Most Outstanding Lineman by leading the team in sacks and tackles for loss.
"My most memorable moment was being the last player sack Tom Brady Twice in the Big House". In 2000, Cotton was drafted in the NFL by the Chicago Bears and played 1 year of professional football with no game action or career stats in the NFL.
Cotton is the founder of the Buck-Icon Foundation. Cotton received an Associate of Arts degree from City College of San Francisco and The Ohio State University awarded him a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. He had stops in Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, and the Canadian Football League (2001 Grey Cup Champion).
Its mission is to provide resources for former members of the Ohio State football program to enhance their careers on a variety of different levels and provide programs that will help them transition into professional life in Corporate America, Athletics, Society, and the Community.
