Bud Daugherty
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1890 Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1937 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of St. Thomas (1913) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1914 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1917 | Jamestown |
| 1919–1926 | Dakota Wesleyan |
| 1927–1935 | Albion |
| Basketball | |
| 1918–1927 | Dakota Wesleyan |
| 1927–1936 | Albion |
| Baseball | |
| 1919 | Dakota Wesleyan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1936 | Albion |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 80–50–8 (football) 149–114 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 SDIC (1919, 1921–1923, 1923) 1 MIAA (1928) Basketball 2 SDIC (1919–1920) 2 MIAA (1929, 1936) | |
Richard R. "Bud" Daugherty (April 15, 1890 – September 12, 1937) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Jamestown College—now known as the University of Jamestown—in Jamestown, North Dakota from 1916 to 1917, Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota from 1919 to 1926, and Albion College in Albion, Michigan from 1927 to 1935, compiling a career college football coaching record of 80–50–8. Daugherty was also the head basketball coach at Dakota Wesleyan from 1918 to 1927 and Albion from 1927 to 1937, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 149–114.[1]
In 1928, Daugherty led the Albion football team to a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship with an undefeated 8–0 record. The team went 0–6–2 in 1935. In January 1936, Daugherty announced his resignation as the school's football coach following criticism from alumni over the team's lack of success.[2] Daugherty was also Albion's athletic director and coached the baseball, basketball,[3] and track teams. His Albion teams won one MIAA championship in baseball and four in track.[2]
Daugherty was in born in Wayzata, Minnesota and played college football from 1912 to 1914 as a halfback at the College of St. Thomas—now known as the University of St. Thomas—in Minnesota.[4]
Daugherty later became the business manager for movie star Mae West. He died in 1937 at his home in Los Angeles.[5]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Jimmies (Independent) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Jamestown | 6–0 | |||||||
| 1917 | Jamestown | 3–1 | |||||||
| Jamestown: | 9–1 | ||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan Tigers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1919–1926) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Dakota Wesleyan | 6–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1920 | Dakota Wesleyan | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1921 | Dakota Wesleyan | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1922 | Dakota Wesleyan | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Dakota Wesleyan | 4–2–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1924 | Dakota Wesleyan | 4–4 | 3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1925 | Dakota Wesleyan | 3–4–1 | 1–2–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1926 | Dakota Wesleyan | 6–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Dakota Wesleyan: | 38–20–2 | ||||||||
| Albion Methodists/Britons (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1935) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Albion | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1928 | Albion | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Albion | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Albion | 4–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1931 | Albion | 3–4 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1932 | Albion | 4–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Albion | 1–3–2 | 0–2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1934 | Albion | 3–4–1 | 1–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1935 | Albion | 0–6–2 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Albion: | 33–29–6 | 20–15–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 80–50–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ NCAA Official Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1920. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Albion Coach Resigns to Please Alumni Critics". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 3, 1936.
- ^ "Basketball Records". gobrits.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bud Dougherty, Noted St. Thomas Gridder, Is Dead". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. September 13, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "'Bud' Daugherty, Ex-Albion Coach, Dies". The Evening Chronicle. September 13, 1937. p. 2.
External links[edit]
- 1890 births
- 1937 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Basketball coaches from Minnesota
- Albion Britons athletic directors
- Albion Britons baseball coaches
- Albion Britons football coaches
- Albion Britons men's basketball coaches
- Dakota Wesleyan Tigers baseball coaches
- Dakota Wesleyan Tigers football coaches
- Dakota Wesleyan Tigers men's basketball coaches
- Jamestown Jimmies football coaches
- St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies football players
- College track and field coaches in the United States
- People from Wayzata, Minnesota
- Players of American football from Hennepin County, Minnesota