[1] He served as the head football coach at Haverford College from 1963 to 1966.
[citation needed] Docherty played college football as a tackle at Temple University.
He was hired as line coach for the football team at Haverford in 1937.
[2] Aside from serving in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945 and 1951 to 1952, Docherty remained an assistant coach for the Haverford Fords football team until succeeding Roy Randall as head coach in 1963.
Docherty was also the head golf coach, director of intramural athletics, and a professor of physical education at Haverford.