MICHAEL BISHOP NAMED TO NJCAA FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME
Former Blinn Buccaneer Quarterback Michael Bishop has been named to the NJCAA Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Michael Bishop was the starting quarterback of Blinn College's football program from 1995-1996. Bishop led the Buccaneers to their first two national championships in football under head coach Willie Fritz in 1995 and 1996. With Bishop under center, Blinn went 24-0 over those two seasons and became the first two-year college to win back-to-back national football championships.
As a freshman, Bishop rushed for 387 yards for three touchdowns and passed for 1,712 yards and 18 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he earned honorable mention all-conference honors after he passed for 972 yards and nine touchdowns and rushed for 265 yards and four touchdowns. He helped lead the Buccaneers to a No. 4 national ranking in 1995 and a No. 1 national ranking in 1996.
Bishop continued his academic and playing career at Kansas State, where he set 14 conference and 34 school records. He also earned many accolades with the Wildcats, 1997 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year, 1998 first-team All-American, two-time Big 12 selection, 1998 Heisman Trophy Runner-up, and Davey O'Brien Award winner.
Bishop was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played two seasons for the New England Patriots, spent part of the 2001 season with the Green Bay Packers, and totaled nine seasons playing in the Arena Football League, Canadian Football League, and NFL Europe. Bishop is currently the head football coach at Legacy the School of Sport Sciences.
Story courtesy of NJCAA.org