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