There's an old saying of not being able to make chicken salad out of other things that come out of a chicken and there's a saying that you can't make lemonade without lemons. But most people who knew Frank Cotten would tell you if there was anybody who could make lemonade without lemons or chicken salad out of you know what, it was Cotten.
As I talked to people following Cotten's death, there was a familiar theme that he was the best motivator they had ever known. He was known for taking average or below average athletes and turning them into winners. He was always trying to encourage young...