 George Doherty, c. 1967 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | September 5, 1920 Camden, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died: | December 31, 1987 (aged 67) Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Canton (Canton, Mississippi) |
| College: | Louisiana Tech |
| Position: | Guard, tackle |
| NFL Draft: | 1944 / Round: 20 / Pick: 199 |
| Career history | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
George Edward Doherty (September 5, 1920 – December 31, 1987) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator.
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Early life
Doherty was born in Mississippi in 1920 and attended Canton High School in Canton, Mississippi. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.[1] During World War II, he served in the military.
Playing career
Doherty played professional football as a Guard and tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Tigers in 1944 and the Boston Yanks in 1945. He then jumped to the All-America Football Conference (AFFC), playing for the Buffalo Bisons and New York Yankees in 1946 and for the Buffalo Bills in 1947. He appeared in 43 professional football games, 29 of them as a starter.[1]
Coaching career
Doherty served as an assistant football coach at Louisiana Tech (1958–1966) and Northwestern State University (1967–1971).[2][3] He became the head coach at Northwestern State in 1972 and held that post through the 1974 season, compiling a record of 15–17 in three seasons.[3][4]
Later life
Doherty died of a heart attack in 1987 in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State Demons (Gulf South Conference) (1972–1974) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Northwestern State | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1973 | Northwestern State | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1974 | Northwestern State | 1–10 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| Northwestern State: | 15–17 | 10–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b "George Doherty Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Tech's George Doherty Joins NSC Staff as Defensive Aide". The Shreveport Times. June 4, 1967. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "NSU's George Doherty: 15-Year Wait Is Over". The Shreveport Times. July 23, 1972. p. 6D.
- ^ a b "Services for former NSU grid coach today". the Town Talk. January 2, 1988. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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