Sollie Cohen

Not to be confused with Sol Cohen.

Sollie Cohen

Cohen running c. 1927
Ole Miss Rebels
Position	Fullback
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Ole Miss (1925–1927)
High school	Rolling Fork
Personal information
Date of birth	(1907-09-06)September 6, 1907
Place of birth	Delta City, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death	Lake Providence, Louisiana
Weight
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1927) Norris Trophy Ole Miss All-time team.

Sollie Herman "Jew" Cohen (September 6, 1907 – April 1, 1966) was a college football player and later a businessman of Lake Providence, Louisiana.

Early years

Cohen's parents were Jews from Russia. He was from Delta City, Mississippi and attended Rolling Fork High School.

Ole Miss

Cohen was a prominent fullback on the Ole Miss Rebels football team. Cohen was named to the Mississippi All-Time Team by football historian Dr. L.H. Baker. He remained a prominent booster for the Ole Miss program long after his time at the school. He was "known as one of the greatest interference runners the South ever produced." He also excelled on defense.

1927

In 1927 he led Ole Miss to a 5–3–1 season and was selected All-Southern. Ole Miss won the first Egg Bowl with a trophy in 1927. Cohen scored the first touchdown for Ole Miss, capping a 51-yard scoring drive with a 1-yard plunge. He was chosen for the All-Southern team which played a game against Pacific Coast stars and won.

Lake Providence

In the 1940s he lived in Lake Providence, Louisiana where he owned a furniture and appliance store.

External links

• Sollie Cohen at Find a Grave

• Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945
• Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 5, Sharkey, Mississippi; Roll: T625_892; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 1014
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