Abe Cohen
| No. 62 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 23, 1933 Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | March 8, 2001 (aged 67) |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Chattanooga |
| NFL draft: | 1955 / Round: 26 / Pick: 308 |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Abraham Cohen (March 23, 1933 – March 8, 2001) was an
1955 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.[1] Cohen was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League
(CFL).
College career
Cohen played for the Chattanooga Moccasins from 1954 to 1955.[2] He also wrestled for the Moccasins. He won the Southern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (SIWA) championship in the 190 pound weight class in 1954. Cohen then won the SIWA heavyweight championship in 1955 and 1956.[3] He was inducted into the UTC Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.[4]
Professional career
Cohen was selected by the
Boston Patriots of the AFL in June 1960 and played in fourteen games for the team during the 1960 season.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b "ABE COHEN". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cohen, Abe". jewsinsports.org. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS". issuu.com. p. 41. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "Current Hall of Fame Members". gomocs.com. July 31, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "PATRIOTS SIGN COHEN". The Daily Register. United Press International. June 13, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved October 2, 2015.