ANDY COHEN
ANDY COHEN
Inducted in Original Class of El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 Designated as First Member to be inducted in El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Andy played for El Paso High School and lettered in football, basketball and baseball Member of El Paso High School State Championship basketball team He played baseball, basketball and football at the University of Alabama After college he signed with Waco in the Texas League and the New York Giants bought his contract after playing against him in 1926 Signed in 1927 and played Major League baseball for the New York Giants for 3 years as a second baseman replacing Rogers Hornsby Played professional minor league baseball for 10 years Managed in the minor leagues Managed the Philadelphia Phillie for one day winning the season opener 5-4 in 10 innings Cohen coached Texas Western College and the University of Texas at El Paso for 17 years Instrumental in launching many young men to finish school and careers in baseball Cohen Stadium is named in tribute to his and brother Syd’s contribution to baseball in El Paso First man to be inducted into the El Paso Hall of Fame
