Sollie Herman "Jew" Cohen (September 6, 1907 – April 1, 1966) was a

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player and later a businessman of

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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

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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

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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

where he owned a furniture and appliance store.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Sollie Jewish American players of American football Ole Miss Rebels football players American football fullbacks People from Sharkey County, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi All-Southern college football players People from Lake Providence, Louisiana 1966 deaths 1907 births 20th-century American Jews American people of Russian-Jewish descent Jews from Mississippi