Vincent Dougherty
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Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1989 (aged 72) Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross Georgetown Law School |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1936 | Holy Cross |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1966–1972 | Holy Cross |
Vincent G. Dougherty (1916 – January 4, 1989) was an American career special agent of the FBI and, after his retirement, college athletics administrator who served as athletic director at the College of the Holy Cross from 1966 to 1972.
Dougherty was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he was an outstanding football player and state diving champion.[1] He played halfback, holder, and punter for the Holy Cross Crusaders football team and was a member of the undefeated 1935 squad.[2] After graduating from Holy Cross, Dougherty attended Georgetown Law School. He graduated in 1940 and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Although he was exempt from military service during World War II, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Intelligence in China and the South Pacific. He resumed his career with the FBI after the war, retiring as the agent in charge of the Scranton office in 1966.[3]