Last Updated on January 21, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake

Here is information about Cotton Fitzsimmons:

  • Full Name: Lowell “Cotton” Fitzsimmons
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth: October 7, 1931
  • Hometown: Hannibal, Missouri, USA
  • Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) (estimated, not formally documented)
  • Weight: 175 lbs (79 kg) (estimated)
  • Position: Played as a guard during his early playing career
  • High School: Bowling Green High School (Missouri)
  • College:
    • Hannibal-LaGrange College (Missouri, two years)
    • Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, Texas)
  • NBA Draft: Not drafted; transitioned directly into coaching.
  • Championship Rings: None as a coach (though highly respected for his coaching career).
  • Kids: Survived by family; exact details about children are not well-documented in public records.
  • Siblings: Information about siblings is not widely documented.

Career Highlights:

Cotton Fitzsimmons was a legendary basketball coach in the NBA, best known for his time with teams like the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, and others. He was a two-time NBA Coach of the Year (1979, 1989) and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 for his contributions to the game.