'He was such a character': Former Herald editor-in-chief Crosbie Cotton dies at 74

'He was such a character': Former Herald editor-in-chief Crosbie Cotton dies at 74 Former Calgary Herald editor-in-chief Crosbie Cotton — a larger-than-life character with a storied journalism career — died Sept. 13 of a heart attack. In the newspaper world of black ink and white pages, Cotton injected colour, charisma and confidence. Local News