| LC control no. | no2015006082 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fitzsimmons, Cotton, 1931-2004 |
| Variant(s) | Fitzsimmons, Lowell, 1931-2004 |
| Associated place | Atlanta (Ga.) |
| Birth date | 19311007 |
| Death date | 20040724 |
| Place of birth | Hannibal (Mo.) |
| Place of death | Phoenix (Ariz.) |
| Affiliation | Phoenix Suns (Basketball team) Atlanta Hawks (Basketball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Basketball coaches Sportscasters |
| Found in | Brown Media Archive Newsfilm Database, metadata for clip dated 1974 Oct. 1, no. wsbn39251, viewed January 13, 2015: (WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Atlanta Hawks basketball highlights ... The last two clips are of Atlanta coach Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons ...) <http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn39251> Encyclopædia Britannica online, viewed January 13, 2015: (Cotton Fitzsimmons; Alternate title: Lowell Fitzsimmons; born Oct. 7, 1931, Hannibal, Mo.; died July 24, 2004, Phoenix, Ariz.; American basketball coach who guided teams to the National Basketball Association play-offs 12 times and was twice named NBA Coach of the Year in 1979 and 1989. Fitzsimmons began his coaching career in 1958 at Moberly (Mo.) Junior College and moved to Kansas State University in 1967. His NBA career began in 1970 with the Phoenix Suns. He then coached the Atlanta Hawks (1972-76), leading them to the play-offs in his first season with them ... Basketball-Reference website, viewed January 13, 2015: (Cotton Fitzsimmons; Lowell Fitzsimmons; Born: October 7, 1931 in Hannibal, Missouri, died July 24, 2004) <http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitzsco99c.html> International New York Times for July 26, 2004, viewed January 13, 2015: (Cotton Fitzsimmons, 72, Ex-N.B.A. Coach, Dies) <http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/26/sports/basketball/26fitzsimmonns.html> American Sportscasters Online, viewed January 13, 2015: (Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons, ASA member and longtime announcer for the Phoenix Suns, died on July 24 due to complications from lung cancer. He was 72. Before his work as a sportscaster, Fitzsimmons coached in the NBA for 21 seasons. His record of 832-775 ranks him 10th in career victories. Fitzsimmons also served as executive vice president of the Suns, a team he coached on three occasions) <http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/cottonmemorial.html> |
| Associated language | eng |
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