Wednesday Headlines: Charles “Cotton” Nash Edition

Good morning BBN!

On Tuesday, we got some sad news of the passing of Kentucky Wildcats legend Charles “Cotton” Nash.

Nash played for UK from 1962-64 and was a three-time All-American during his tenure in Lexington. He was also named the runner-up for the National Player of the Year award during his senior season.

On the hardwood, Nash appeared in 78 games and averaged 22.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game for the Cats. He is currently ranked ninth overall in career points in Kentucky Basketball history.

One of the cooler facts about Nash’s career is he is one of 13 players to both appear in the NBA and MLB. Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Francisco Warriors of the NBA, he also played nine seasons on the diamond playing for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins.

We here at A Sea of Blue wanted to give this quick tribute to an all-time great.

Rest in peace, Cotton.

You can read more about Nash’s career in this article put out by the UK Athletics here.

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Headlines

UK Men’s Basketball Hall of Famer Cotton Nash Dies - UK Athletics

In addition to being a superstar on the hardwood, Nash earned All-SEC Eastern Division honors as a member of the baseball team, and also participated in track and field as a discus thrower.

Cats fall to Alabama in SEC Tournament- KSR

Now the baseball team will wait to see if they will host a regional on Sunday.

Counting down the day until Kentucky Football returns- KSR

September can not come soon enough.

Kentucky Women's Basketball adds Tennessee transfer- Cats Pause

A former Kentucky Miss Basketball returns to the Bluegrass.

Seven Wildcats earn preseason football accolades- Cats Pause

There is no denying the talent Mark Stoops and his staff have recruited.

Lakers hope LeBron will continue career- ESPN

Could we really see LeBron hang it up this offseason?

Aaron Rodgers is having a ‘dream’ start with the Jets- ESPN

Going to be weird to see Rodgers in a Jets jersey this season.

NFL teams headed for a rough 2023-24 season- CBS

Is your team among those listed?

13 Years After Losing Both Legs in Afghanistan, Veteran Summits Everest Establishing World Record - GNN

Completing the mission, Budha Magar says he wants to return to the spot in Afghanistan where he lost his legs in order to say ‘thank you’ because if he still had his legs, he would never have climbed Everest.