Richard Dougherty

Richard Dougherty
Personal information
Full name Richard Leo Dougherty
Born August 5, 1932
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Died November 23, 2016(2016-11-23) (aged 84)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ice hockey

Richard Leo "Dick" Dougherty (August 5, 1932 – November 23, 2016) was an ice hockey player.[1][2] He led the United States to a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. Dougherty was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] He attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a brother of Phi Gamma Delta. Dougherty died November 23, 2016, at the age of 84.[3]

Awards and honors

Award Year Notes
All-MCHL First Team 1952–53
All-WIHL First Team 1953–54
AHCA Second Team All-American 1953–54
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1954 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Team USA Media Guide" (PDF). 2010. p. 84. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Dick Dougherty". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Richard Leo "Dick" Dougherty's Obituary". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.


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