Daniel J. Dougherty (October 12, 1935 – October 24, 2022)[1] was an American basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Army Black Knights men's basketball team for four seasons from 1971 to 1975.[2] Bobby Knight coached basketball at Army before Dougherty and Mike Krzyzewski held the position after Dougherty left.[3] Prior to coaching the Black Knights in West Point, New York, Dougherty was an assistant coach with Villanova in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[4]
Dougherty was also a high school basketball coach for Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania and Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.[5][6] He retired from coaching in 2010.[7] He died at the age of 87 in 2022.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Obituary of Daniel J. Dougherty". Koller Funeral Home, Inc.
- ^ Gordon S. White (April 20, 1971). "Army Five Hires a Villanova Aide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Father of Penn hoops". thedp.com. March 16, 1994. 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.
- ^ 7, 2000 "Boys Basketball: Dougherty back at Episcopal". Mainline Media News. June 7, 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ 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.
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