Charles Francis "Cotton" Nash (July 24, 1942 – May 23, 2023) was an American professional basketball and baseball player.

He was an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins.

[13] During spring training in 1969, the White Sox traded Nash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Hobaugh.

Hobaugh retired in June and the White Sox asked for Pittsburgh to return Nash to their farm system.

[14] Nash refused to report to the Tucson Toros, and the White Sox traded him to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later (later determined to be Jerry Crider).

[17] The Louisville Colonels of the International League acquired Nash from the Twins for Mike Derrick in January 1972.

[18] However, the Colonels' acquisition of Cecil Cooper made Nash expendable, and he did not make their final preseason roster cut.