He held the position until 1989 and in 1991 he received the Hall of Fame Pillar of Achievement, an honor given to a person who have made significant contributions to sports. He was a longtime contributing editor to Parade, an American national Sunday newspaper magazine. He originated its high school all-American teams in football and basketball. He was also the sports editor for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency for 17 years. He was also a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, a member of the United States Olympic Basketball Committee, and a member of the Amateur Basketball Association USA. Personal life Haskell Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Boston University with a journalism degree. Cohen died on June 28, 2000 in his home in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the age of 86. He is survived by two daughters, three grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. References 1914 births 2000 deaths Boston University College of Communication alumni National Basketball Association executives People from Fort Lee, New Jersey Writers from Worcester, Massachusetts 20th-century American non-fiction writers Sportswriters from Massachusetts