- Date Of Birth: January 29, 1931
- Date Of Death: February 4, 2021
- Occupation: Baseball player
- City: Rancho Mirage
- State: California
Hyman Cohen (January 29, 1931 – February 4, 2021) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher who played seven games for the Chicago Cubs in one season of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1955. He batted and threw right-handed and served as a relief pitcher.
Cohen was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees in 1948 and played for one of their minor league affiliates until 1949, when the Chicago Cubs drafted him in that year’s minor league draft. After spending two seasons with the organization, he was drafted into the US Army. As a result, he missed the 1952 and 1953 seasons. Upon his return, he pitched in the minors until 1955, when the Cubs promoted him to the major leagues. He played his last game on June 2, 1955. He subsequently worked as a teacher and coach at Birmingham High School.
After retiring from baseball, Cohen went back to school at California State University, Los Angeles, and obtained a Master of Education in 1966. He proceeded to teach social studies and physical education at Birmingham High School in Los Angeles. He also coached the school’s football, tennis, and baseball teams into the 1980s. The baseball team won two city championships during his time there, in 1966 and 1969.[1] Cohen was recognized at Dodger Stadium in 1995 for his important contributions to baseball education. One year later, he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Cohen was married to Terry Cohen until his death. Together, they had two children: Jeff and Jill. He died on February 4, 2021, at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, six days after his 90th birthday. He had contracted COVID-19 several months before his death and continued to suffer health issues from the virus after his supposed recovery. – Available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License from Wikipedia.
