Gary Cohen starred in baseball from 1958-1961. He was a Cornell Cup All Star and was All High in baseball. He was an outstanding center fielder and was a phenomenal hitter, attaining a mind boggling batting average of .460 his senior year.
The Buffalo Evening News lauded the 1961 All High baseball player with a glowing report on his overall game. Basically, the paper said that Cohen’s .460 batting average was one of the main reasons that helped lead the Bennett Tigers to their winning the league championship. Cohen also stated that Sam Miloro, his Bennett team mate and great friend (Shortstop for Bennett) who batted .430 for Bennett was also a key reason for Bennett’s success.
Cohen also stressed that players had great coaches such as the legendary Fred Braun and Nicholas Mogavero. In addition he noted that the players on his team learned from former Bennett greats such as Carmen Iannaccone, Don Gilbert, Doug Baker and Jerry Obstein.
Cohen graduated Cum Laude in 1968 from SUNY at Buffalo Law School and was the editor of the Law review. He stated that he was extremely delighted to receive the prestige award from Bennett. He noted that Bennett provided some of the greatest moments of his life; especially in sports and scholastically.