Bob Docherty, who signed a 2006 free agent contract with the Chiefs, played the 2003 and 2005 seasons at UW-Oshkosh after transferring from NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin.
This past year, Docherty received NCAA Division III All-West Region second team and All-WIAC first team honors after displaying excellent blocking skills and catching 18 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns. He caught five passes for 52 yards in the Titans' 13-10 overtime loss to UW-River Falls.
Docherty participated in two all-star football contests following the 2005 campaign, the Aztec Bowl on Dec. 17 in Toluca, Mexico and the Hula Bowl on Jan. 21 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In 2003, Docherty caught 25 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns, including seven for 62 yards and one score in UW-Oshkosh’s 31-21 loss to UW-River Falls.
Docherty played the 2001 and 2002 seasons at the University of Wisconsin. In 2001, Docherty played in all 12 games for the Badgers, but didn’t catch a pass. He appeared in 12 of the Badgers’ 14 games in 2002, including the University of Wisconsin’s 31-28 victory over the University of Colorado in the Alamo Bowl. Docherty caught 10 passes for 118 yards and one touchdown that season.
Docherty is a 2001 graduate of Oshkosh North High School, where he was a starter on the Spartans' 2000 football team that captured the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division I state championship.
Docherty is the first UW-Oshkosh football player to sign a professional contract since tight end Tony Church signed a free agent pact with the Tennessee Titans in 1998. |
Bob Docherty
