Fred Cohen (basketball)

Fred Cohen
Personal information
Born(1933-03-31)March 31, 1933
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 88)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High schoolYeadon
(Lansdowne, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft1956: undrafted
Number15

Fred Cohen (March 31, 1933 – March 30, 2022)[1] was an American basketball player. Cohen played college basketball at Duquesne University and Temple University. He is best remembered for his historic 34-rebound game as a member of Temple in the 1956 NCAA tournament, an NCAA playoff record and Palestra arena record.[2][3][4]

Early life and college career

Cohen was born in The Bronx in New York City and grew up in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended Yeadon High School (now Penn Wood High School due to a 1982 merger).[2][5]

Cohen began his college career playing for the Duquesne Dukes.[2] He played one season for Temple in his senior year in the 1955–56 season, averaging 8.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.[6] At Temple he played alongside Hal Lear and Guy Rodgers and went to the Final Four in 1956.[2]

While playing for Temple in the 1956 NCAA tournament, Cohen set an NCAA Division I record for rebounds in a playoff game with 34 against UConn.[2][4][7][8]

Later life

Cohen attended Temple University Beasley School of Law and edited the Law Review. After graduating with honors, he was awarded a fellowship to Yale Law School. Cohen then entered law school teaching and became a scholar and the nation’s leading legal expert on the rights of mentally ill prisoners. He worked with several presidential commissions and also the American Bar Association in producing standards for juvenile and criminal justice. He was also an author and editor, a federal court prison monitor and keynote speaker. Cohen taught at the University of Denver Law School, the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, and the University at Albany School of Criminal Justice.

He was also inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "FRED COHEN Obituary (2022) - New York, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Fred Cohen". Phillyjewishsports.org. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Temple vs. Connecticut Box Score (Men), March 16, 1956". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Remembering Fred Cohen | University at Albany". Albany.edu. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ Wiseley, Laura (July 6, 2010). "Ex-Penn Wood boss is finally moving on". Delcotimes.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Fred Cohen College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ Segar, David (April 7, 2026). "Most Rebounds in an NCAA Tournament Game". Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ "13 NCAA tournament surprises and firsts we just might see this month | NCAA.com". Ncaa.com. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
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