Ron Cotton

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Ron Cotton
Personal information
Full name Ron Cotton
Date of birth (1942-12-24) 24 December 1942 (age 80)
Original team(s) Mulgrave (CFGFL)
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1963 South Melbourne 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Cotton (born 24 December 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 182. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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