Arthur Henry "Cotton" Berndt (January 26, 1884 â July 18, 1947) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was a multi-sport start at Indiana University Bloomington in the late 1900s, serving as captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams. He was the head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team for the 1913âÂÂ14 and 1914âÂÂ15 seasons, compiling a record of 6âÂÂ21. He remained employed by Indiana University in 1942.
Berndt served as mayor of Bloomington, Indiana from 1935 to 1939. He died on July 18, 1947, at his home in Bloomington, after a long illness.