[2] One of his childhood idols was Harry Danning, the catcher for the New York Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

[5] In his only season with the Grand Rapids Jets (the Cubs' Class-A affiliate in the Central League), Cohen compiled a 12–9 win–loss record and a 3.41 ERA in 206 innings.

He was later chosen in the Selective Service draft and joined the US Army to fight in the Korean War,[2] and did not play professional baseball from 1952 to 1953.

[6] He was stationed in San Antonio and played baseball there with future major leaguers such as Bobby Brown, Don Newcombe, Gus Triandos, Bob Turley, Joe Margoneri, Dick Kokos, Owen Friend, and Marv Rotblatt.

[2] His 1.88 ERA led the Western League, and he finished second with a 1.051 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) and seventh in wins (16).

[7] Cohen made his MLB debut on April 17, 1955, relieving Harry Perkowski and giving up seven earned runs and striking out two over seven innings in a 14–1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

[2] Cohen went back to the minor leagues and compiled a 5–10 record, a 3.59 ERA, and 40 strikeouts in 100+1⁄3 innings pitched during his second stint with the Angels in 1955.

[6] He was assigned to the Memphis Chicks in 1957,[6] and had the fourth-lowest ERA (2.72), the fifth-best WHIP (1.163), and the sixth most wins (15) in the Southern Association that season.

[2] Cohen ultimately pitched only five games for the club before discomfort in his arm caused him to retire from professional baseball in 1958.

[2][6] After retiring from baseball, Cohen went back to school at California State University, Los Angeles,[5] and obtained a Master of Education in 1966.

[2] He proceeded to teach social studies and physical education at Birmingham High School in Los Angeles.