His brother, Martin O'Doherty, captained Cork to the All-Ireland SHC title in 1977.
[1] Born in County Westmeath, O'Doherty had his first sporting successes as a student at Limerick CBS.
[3] He later progressed to the under-21 and senior teams as a dual player and made his Munster SHC debut against Cork in 1968.
He continued his dual player status during his student days with University College Cork and won consecutive Sigerson Cup medals while also playing with the Fitzgibbon Cup team.
[4] After a period of time spent in England, O'Doherty joined the Glen Rovers club in Cork.