Bud Cottey

Name: Bud Cottey
Birth Name: Arthur Leroy Cottey
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Died: 1988-09-17 (Age:70)
Height: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Manager: Tommy Leeper

Cottey won a Silver Star for gallantry in action at Cassion, Italy, during World War II. After a car accident ended his boxing career, he worked for the Marion County Sheriff's Department for 15 years, before taking a disability retirement in the mid-1970s.

Source: Indianapolis Star, December 15, 1974.