Barney Cotton
| UNLV Rebels football | |||
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| Position: | Offensive coordinator / Tight ends coach | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 30, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth: | Omaha, Nebraska | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
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| High school: | Omaha (NE) Burke | ||
| College: | Nebraska | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 59 | ||
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| Postseason: | 0–1 | ||
| Career: | 13–7–1 | ||
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Barney Thomas Cotton (born September 30, 1956) is the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at UNLV, joining the staff following the hiring of Tony Sanchez.
Cotton was born in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Omaha Burke High School.
Cotton's college playing career began in 1975 at University of Nebraska–Lincoln after the conclusion of his high school career at Omaha Burke. He played his first two seasons as an offensive lineman, then spent the next season on the other side of the ball, playing defensive tackle. In his senior season, he returned to the offensive line, earning All-Big-Eight honors while helping Tom Osborne's 1978 team to a league championship.
Cotton was a third-round pick in the 1979 NFL Draft and played for one season with the Cincinnati Bengals before moving to the St Louis Cardinals. In 1982, after three seasons with St. Louis, a knee injury forced his retirement. He returned to Nebraska, completing a bachelor's degree in 1983.
Cotton began his football coaching career in 1989 when he joined the staff at St. Cloud State University as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, helping St. Cloud State to a North Central Conference championship that same year. Cotton was also a student of St. Cloud State during his coaching career there, completing his master's degree in athletic administration during his last year as their coach in 1994.
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