Columbus, OH — Charles Francis “Cotton” Nash, 80, one of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball’s all-time greats, died May 23, 2023.
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According to Lexington attorney Patrick Nash, one of Cotton Nash’s three children, the former UK basketball star had been battling significant medical issues since around Thanksgiving.
Once his days as a competitive athlete ended, Mr. Nash kept his hand in sports through breeding and racing Standardbreds. Rock N Roll Heaven, a horse bred by Mr. Nash and associates, was a world champion pacer, the 2010 Horse of the Year and was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2017. Artistic Vision, a mare owned by Mr. Nash, was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2011.
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