Hall of Fame
John K. Cotton was a three-time football letterman from 1942-1946. He played 60-minute guard for the Tartars and was the team's co-captain in 1946. In 1945 he was selected to the Michigan State All-Opponent Team. Cotton's career was interrupted for war duty in 1943. He spent two years in the service where he was awarded two Purple Hearts, one while wounded in Saipan, the other while wounded in Okinawa. In 1945, he returned for his senior season of competition. Following graduation, Cotton served as WSU varsity line coach from 1947-1956. Cotton also served as Athletic Director for the Farmington Public School System. He is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and was elected Vice-President of the MHSAA in 1970, the first athletic director to be elected to the post. In 1975, he was named "Athletic Director of the Year." A Farmington resident, Cotton was inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 1976.
