Cotton Price

{{Short description|American football player (1918–2008)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| name = Cotton Price

| caption =

| position = Quarterback / Tailback

| number =

| birth_date = May 31, 1918

| birth_place = Bridgeport, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|9|24|1918|5|31}}

| death_place = Lubbock, Texas, U.S.

| college = Texas A&M

| teams =

• Detroit Lions (1940–1945)
• Miami Seahawks (1946)

| highlights =

• Pro Bowl (1940)
• National champion (1939)

| statlabel1 = TDs

| statvalue1 = 10

| pfr = PricCo20

}}

Charles Walemon "Cotton" Price (May 31, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American football quarterback, running back and defensive back. He attended Newcastle High School in Newcastle, Texas. He played college football at Texas A&M University and went on to play four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC).{{cite news|url=http://www.kbtx.com/sports/headlines/29725394.html|title=National Champion Aggie Quarterback Charles "Cotton" Price Passes Away|access-date=September 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522124602/http://www.kbtx.com/sports/headlines/29725394.html|archive-date=May 22, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PricCo20.htm|title = Cotton Price Stats}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/092508dnspoambrief2.ac5f86ed.html|title='Cotton' Price of Texas A&M's 1939 title team dies}} Price made the Pro Bowl in 1940.