University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Gerald "Doc" Doherty
- Induction:
- 1998
- Class:
- 1948
GERALD P. “DOC” DOHERTY III
(1921-2008)
Football (1941; 46-47)
Baseball (1941; 46-47)
A standout in both football and baseball, Doherty was one of the University of Delaware’s most outstanding athletes during the 1940’s.
A 1948 graduate of the University of Delaware, “Doc” lettered three years each in football and baseball.
In football, he was a member of teams that posted a combined record of 21-4-1 and won the 1946 small college national title for Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray. The 1941 squad went 7-0-1, the 1942 squad went 8-0, and the 1946 national title team posted a mark of 10-0 and defeated Rollins College in the Cigar Bowl in Tampa, Fla.
He earned third team All-American honors as a halfback in 1946 when he set a school record by rushing for 220 yards on just six carries vs. Gettysburg.
As a fleet-footed outfielder and leadoff hitter in baseball, Doherty led the 1946 Blue Hen team to a 10-3-2 record and the Middle Atlantic Conference title. He set a school record with 25 stolen bases in 1947.
He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame in 1985.
A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he served during World War II in the Pacific Theatre, fighting in the battles for Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Iwo Jima. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 87.
(1921-2008)
Football (1941; 46-47)
Baseball (1941; 46-47)
A standout in both football and baseball, Doherty was one of the University of Delaware’s most outstanding athletes during the 1940’s.
A 1948 graduate of the University of Delaware, “Doc” lettered three years each in football and baseball.
In football, he was a member of teams that posted a combined record of 21-4-1 and won the 1946 small college national title for Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray. The 1941 squad went 7-0-1, the 1942 squad went 8-0, and the 1946 national title team posted a mark of 10-0 and defeated Rollins College in the Cigar Bowl in Tampa, Fla.
He earned third team All-American honors as a halfback in 1946 when he set a school record by rushing for 220 yards on just six carries vs. Gettysburg.
As a fleet-footed outfielder and leadoff hitter in baseball, Doherty led the 1946 Blue Hen team to a 10-3-2 record and the Middle Atlantic Conference title. He set a school record with 25 stolen bases in 1947.
He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame in 1985.
A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he served during World War II in the Pacific Theatre, fighting in the battles for Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Iwo Jima. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 87.
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