Greg Bishop

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Greg Bishop
No. 78, 65
Position:Guard / Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1971-05-02) May 2, 1971 (age 53)
Stockton, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Lodi (CA)
College:Pacific
NFL draft:1993 / round: 4 / pick: 93
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:101
Games started:67
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gregory Lawrence Bishop (born May 2, 1971) is an American former college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL draft.[1] He played for the Giants and the Atlanta Falcons.

Biography

Bishop was born in Stockton, California and graduated from Lodi High School.[2] He played college football at the University of the Pacific, where he played defensive lineman and left tackle.[3]

Bishop played six seasons for the New York Giants, and one season for the Atlanta Falcons before retiring in 1999.[4] In 2004, Bishop was inducted into the University of the Pacific Hall of Fame.[5]

He and his wife Julie live in Lodi, California and he is an assistant coach on the Lodi High School football team.[6]

References

  1. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Dhillon, Jagdip. "Former Giant from Lodi now focuses on coaching". The Stockton Record. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Giant calls things as he sees them". Recordnet.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Greg Bishop". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Former Lodi football star Greg Bishop to join dad in Pacific Hall of Fame". lodinews.com. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "PACIFIC ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME The 2004-05 Inductees of the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame". Pacific Tigers. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2013.