Lengkepan kalimat di handap ieu: Cohen lahir di Brooklyn, New York, sarta urang Yahudi. lanceukna Herb Cohen competed di
1961 Maccabiah Games di Israél, meunang NCAA foil championship di 1961-62, meunang medali perunggu dina foil individu jeung medali emas jeung tim foil AS di 1963 Pan American Games, ieu Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) foil jawara di 1964, sarta fenced individu jeung tim foil pikeun Amérika Sarikat di 1964 Olimpiade Usum Panas.