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Dan Dougherty

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Dan Dougherty was an American basketball coach

Dougherty was the head coach of the Army Black Knights men's basketball team for four seasons from 1971 to 1975.[1] His tenure at Army was succeeded and preceded by Basketball Hall of Famers Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski.[2] He was an assistant coach with Villanova prior to coaching the Black Knights.[3]

Dougherty was also a high school basketball coach for Malvern Preparatory School and Episcopal Academy.[4][5] He retired from coaching in 2010.[6]

Dougherty died at the age of 87 in 2022.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ARMY FIVE HIRES A VILLANOVA AIDE". The New York Times. 1971-04-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. ^ "Father of Penn hoops". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ^ Jensen, Mike (2022-11-02). "Dan Dougherty may have turned down Villanova, but he lived a wonderful life". Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  4. ^ "BOYS BASKETBALL: Dougherty back at Episcopal". Mainline Media News. 2000-06-07. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  5. ^ Pirro, J. F. (2008-12-18). "Net Worth". Main Line Today. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  6. ^ Vito, Christopher A. (2010-04-16). "Basketball: Episcopal Academy's Dougherty calls it a career". Delco Times. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  7. ^ Jensen, Mike (2022-10-24). "Coaches mourn the death of Dan Dougherty, a Philadelphia basketball heavyweight". Retrieved 2023-11-22.