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 Dave
Dougherty ‘71
Golf & YMCA Administrator
Hometown: West Chester, PA
High School: West Chester (now Henderson)
In 1967, David Dougherty arrived at West Chester State
College to attend class and play golf after being recruited by
Dr. Edwin Cottrell. Little did he realize his athletic venture
at West Chester would lead to a career serving the YMCA.
A graduate of West Chester (now Henderson) High School where he
played both golf and soccer, Dougherty was the 1966 Men’s
Golf Champion at the West Chester Golf and Country Club. He
was a four-year member of the Golden Ram golf team - one season
on the freshman squad and three years as a varsity player - and
served as his team’s captain as a senior in the spring of
1971.
Dougherty was named the Outstanding Golfer at West Chester in 1970
after an undefeated season in dual-meet competition. The Golden
Rams finished the 1969 campaign with a 14-1-1 record and captured
the PSAC Championship.
Dougherty boasted a 36-5 record over his three varsity seasons.
As a rookie in 1967-68, he was a dual-sport athlete who played
fullback on the men’s soccer team.
After graduation, Dougherty taught physical education and was an
assistant basketball coach at his high school alma mater for two
years before leaving the teaching profession and embarking on his
29-year career in the YMCA.
Dougherty’s association with the organization began with
the YMCA of Dover and Kent County in Dover, DE, as the association’s
program director. He became the chief executive officer of
the Sunbury, PA, YMCA in 1977, where he was also twice elected
chairman of the Central Pennsylvania Association of YMCA’s.
In May of 1986, Dougherty took over as the chief executive officer
of the YMCA of Nashua, NH, until his retirement in February of
2003. He was twice elected to serve on the board of directors of
the East Field of the YMCA of the USA and was twice elected vice-chair
of the Granite State Association of YMCA’s - an organization
comprised of the 11 independent YMCA’s in New Hampshire.
Dougherty also served as a member of the Selective Service System
Board of Hillsborough County, NH. He retired to Florida in 2003.
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