Mel Doherty

Mel Doherty
Date of birth	April 21, 1894(1894-04-21)
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of death	Unknown
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	190 pounds (86 kg)
Position(s)	Center, Head coach
College	Marietta College
Statistics	Pro Football Reference NFL.com
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1910-1923	Cincinnati Celts

Melvin Doherty was a professional American football player-coach with the Cincinnati Celts of the unofficial "Ohio League" and the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922). Doherty coached the Celts throughout their entire existence from 1910 to 1923. The team played only four games in the AFPA, posting a 1–3 record. However prior to joining the league, the Celts flourished in the Ohio League.

External links

• Cincinnati Celts profile at Cincy Sports History
• Cincinnati Celts profile at Ohio History Central
• Cincinnati Celts 1921 overview at databaseFootball.com
• Carroll, Bob (1988). "Roudebush Knew The Rules". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 10 (4): 1–3. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/10-04-344.pdf. 

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Name	Doherty, Mel
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Date of birth	1894-04-21
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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