Professional Hockey Player. Cotton was a native of Nanticoke, Ontario. He played the position of Left Wing for teams in the NHL and the IAHL Hockey Leagues. At 5’10”, and 155lbs, Cotton played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1925 to 1929, Toronto Maple Leafs from 1928 to 1935, New York Americans from 1935 to 1937, and the New Haven Eagles from 1936 to 1937.  Family links:  Spouse:  Marion J. Kennedy Cotton (1902 – 1998)