He was part of the Newmarket team that succeeded in winning their very first Clare SHC title in 1912, before claiming a second winners' medal in 1916.
[1] Doherty's performances at club level quickly earned him a call-up to the Clare senior hurling team.
He won a Munster SHC medal in 1914, before later lining out at wing-back in Clare's defeat of Laois in the 1914 All-Ireland final.
Doherty emigrated to the United States in 1926 and continued his hurling career after joining the Tipperary club in New York City.
He remained heavily involved in the administrative affairs of the GAA even after his playing career had ended.