A 1929 Fordham College at Rose Hill graduate, the late Bob Cooney was a mainstay with the Fordham baseball nine in the 1920's.
 
Despite playing over 80 years ago, Cooney is still listed among the Fordham all-time pitching leaders. He is currently tied for first all-time with six complete game shutouts (tied with Ed Estwanick) and ranks third in career complete games (15) and 15th in wins (17). His Fordham four-year career record was 64-18.
 
In single season marks, Cooney set the Fordham single-season ERA mark at 0.85 in 1927, helping Fordham to a 15-6 record and set the consecutive scoreless innings streak at 30 innings, which was later tied by Hank Borowy. He was also a part of the team record for consecutive scoreless innings at 39 and team ERA at 1.22 in 1929.
 
Cooney has the second-highest strikeout game for an extra inning affair with 18 in a 14-inning game against Columbia (the nine-inning record is 18, extra inning mark is 19) and was a member of the 1926 Eastern Championship team that went 24-3.
 
A native of Glens Falls, N.Y., Cooney went on to a career in professional baseball following his graduation from Fordham, eventually playing two years in the major leagues for the St. Louis Browns in 1931 and 1932. He passed away in Glens Falls in 1976. Cooney was inducted into the Glens Falls Area Baseball Society and Hall of Fame in 2007.