Sollie Cohen

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

Early life Cohen's parents were Jews from Russia. He was from Delta City, Mississippi

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."

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. 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.