So there was little doubt our readers would vote Lowell “Cotton” Fitzsimmons as the coach of the franchise’s 50th anniversary team. He had three stints as the team’s head coach and served ...

We were on the golf course, Cotton Fitzsimmons’ favorite place after a basketball court. And Cotton was talking, his favorite hobby after golf. “The Suns could go 82-0 and his coaching could ...

Yes, life was good for Fitzsimmons. Except for one thing. Cotton Fitzsimmons is – and always will be – a basketball coach. When Suns President and CEO Jerry Colangelo asked his senior ...

Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor member Cotton Fitzsimmons is one of the most iconic coaches and well-respected figures in franchise history. The two-time NBA Coach of the year, who passed away in July ...

Former Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Here’s the second of Peter Vecsey’s two-part series on the hoop legend. SCOTTSDALE – Tex Winter’s standard ...

Former Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons, now the team’s senior executive vice president, said Sunday that Bulls guard B.J. Armstrong got too much credit for stopping Suns guard Kevin Johnson in ...

Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons was a guy who possessed a massive amount of spirit and enthusiasm. I really loved the passion he displayed on the sidelines for so many years as an NBA coach and later ...

PHOENIX -- Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons, who won 832 games in 21 seasons as an NBA coach, died Saturday due to complications from lung cancer. He was 72. Fitzsimmons was executive vice president of ...

PHOENIX -- Cotton Fitzsimmons, who won 832 games in 21 seasons as an NBA coach, died Saturday due to complications from lung cancer. Fitzsimmons, 72, was a Missouri native who coached Moberly ...