Nathan Dougherty
Biographical details | |
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Born | Hales Mill, Virginia, U.S. | March 23, 1886
Died | May 18, 1977 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 91)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1906–1909 | Tennessee |
Basketball | |
1908–1909 | Tennessee |
Position(s) | George Washington |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–9 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-Southern (1908) AP Southeast All-Time football team (1869–1919 era) Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1967 (profile) |
Nathan Washington "Big'n" Dougherty (March 23, 1886 – May 18, 1977) was a
Playing career
University of Tennessee
Dougherty played football and
Football
Dougherty played
1908
The 1908 team was widely considered the best Tennessee football season up to that point.[3] The backfield included Walker Leach. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin noted "All things considered, Leach was perhaps the best football player of the year in Dixie."[4]
1909
He was captain of the football team in 1909.[5]
Basketball
1908–09
Dougherty was captain of the
Coaching
Dougherty coached the George Washington University's basketball team during the 1914–15 season, and compiled a 5–9 record.
Educator
Dougherty was dean of the University of Tennessee College of Engineering at Knoxville from 1940 to 1956. He was also the chairman of the UT Athletic Council from 1917 to 1956. An engineering building at the school is named after him. The building caught fire in November 2006, but was later reopened.
Dougherty was instrumental in the establishment of the Southern Conference, being its first secretary-treasurer.[7]
References
- ^ "Tennessee's Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2006.
- ^ "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present". Gadsden Times. July 27, 1969.
- ISBN 9780880110716.
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1909. p. 75.
- ^ "1909 Football Program – UT vs Transylvania University". November 25, 1909.
- ^ "1909 Football Program – UT vs Central University of Kentucky". October 2, 1909. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "The Early SIAA/Southern Conference Atlanta Basketball Tournament". Big Blue History. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
External links
- Tennessee Hall of Fame profile Archived January 1, 2019, at the Wayback Machine