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Position: | Guard | ||||||
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Born: | La Jolla, California, U.S. | March 10, 1957||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Legacy (Midland, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Nebraska Baylor | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / Round: 6 / Pick: 157 | ||||||
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After a career in Dallas, TX with the DEA, [1] Bishop returned to football and the Denver Broncos in 2007, as an offensive line coaching intern. [2] He was married to Mary Bishop, and they are the parents of son, John, and daughters, Rachel and Sarah.
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