Mel Doherty

Mel Doherty
Born: (1894-04-21)April 21, 1894
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: May 7, 1942(1942-05-07) (aged 48)
Career information
Position(s) Center, Head coach
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
College Marietta
Career history
As coach
1910−1923 Cincinnati Celts
As player
1910–1923 Cincinnati Celts
Career stats

John L. (Mel) Doherty (April 21, 1894 − May 7, 1942) was a professional American football player-coach with the Cincinnati Celts of the "Ohio League" and its direct descendant, the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922). Doherty coached the Celts throughout their entire existence from 1910 to 1923. The team played only four games in the AFPA, posting a 1–3 record. However prior to joining the league, the Celts flourished in the Ohio League.

Doherty also played football at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station during World War I, and later served as an assistant coach at Xavier University. He was also a popular bandleader in the Cincinnati area, during the 1920s, and later became a salesman for the Hudepohl Brewing Company.

His son Jerry later became the dance partner to Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff, who is better known to audiences as actress Doris Day.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Maxymuk, John (August 2, 2012). NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920-2011. McFarland Press. p. 364. ISBN 0786465573.
  • Cincinnati Celts profile at Cincy Sports History
  • Cincinnati Celts profile at Ohio History Central
  • Cincinnati Celts 1921 overview at databaseFootball.com
  • Carroll, Bob (1988). "Roudebush Knew The Rules" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 10 (4): 1&ndash, 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27.


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