Doherty retired from competition in 1929 and accepted a position as an assistant track coach at Princeton University where he worked under the school's legendary track coach, Keene Fitzpatrick from 1929-1930.
Doherty retired from competition in 1929 and accepted a position as a coach at Detroit Southwestern High School in 1929. He next accepted a position as an assistant track coach at Princeton University where he worked under the school's legendary track coach, Keene Fitzpatrick from 1929-1930.