American football player, coach, and administrator (1920–1987)
American football player
George Edward Doherty (September 5, 1920 – December 31, 1987) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator.
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] 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
1966 Louisiana Tech University football coaches: from left, head coach Joe Aillet and assistants George Doherty, Jim Mize, A. Huey Williamson, E. J. Lewis, and Lee Hedges Doherty served as an assistant football coach at Louisiana Tech (1958–1966) and Northwestern State University (1967–1971).[ 2] [ 3] [ 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
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