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American football player (born 1939)

American football player

Sonny Bishop

No. 66

Position:

Offensive lineman

Personal information

Born:

(1939-10-01) October 1, 1939 (age 85)
Winner, South Dakota, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school:

El Cajon Valley (El Cajon, California)

College:

Fresno State

NFL draft:

1962 / round: 18 / pick: 249
(By the Cleveland Browns)

AFL draft:

1962 / round: 11 / pick: 88
(By the San Diego Chargers)

Career history

Dallas Texans (1962)
Oakland Raiders (1963)
Houston Oilers (1964–1969)

Career highlights and awards

AFL All-Star (1968)
AFL champion (1962)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	110
Fumble recoveries:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ervin Wilfred "Sonny" Bishop (born October 1, 1939) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs, and played professionally in the AFL for the Dallas Texans and the Oakland Raiders in 1963, and for the Houston Oilers from 1964 through 1969. Bishop was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.

References

"Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home". Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame | Home. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

v t e Dallas Texans 1962 AFL champions
1 Tom Pennington 10 Jimmy Saxton 12 Eddie Wilson 14 Bobby Ply 16 Len Dawson 19 Cotton Davidson 20 Bobby Hunt 26 Frank Jackson 28 Abner Haynes 30 Jack Spikes 32 Curtis McClinton 35 Smokey Stover 42 Johnny Robinson 44 Edward Kelley 45 Dave Grayson 48 Duane Wood 54 Ted Greene 55 E. J. Holub 56 Walt Corey 60 Al Reynolds 63 Marvin Terrell 64 Curt Merz 65 Jon Gilliam 66 Sonny Bishop 67 Carl Larpenter 69 Sherrill Headrick 72 Paul Rochester 74 Jerry Cornelison 75 Jerry Mays 77 Jim Tyrer 79 Charley Diamond 81 Tommy Brooker 82 Bill Miller 84 Fred Arbanas 85 Bill Hull 86 Dick Davis 87 Mel Branch 88 Chris Burford Head coach: Hank Stram Assistant coaches: Tom Catlin Bob Ghilotti Ed Hughes Bill Walsh

Dallas Texans 1962 AFL champions

Head coach: Hank Stram

Assistant coaches: Tom Catlin
Bob Ghilotti
Ed Hughes
Bill Walsh

v t e Cleveland Browns 1962 NFL draft selections
Gary Collins Leroy Jackson Chuck Hinton Sandy Stephens John Furman Stan Sczurek Hank Rivera Sam Tidmore John Havlicek Charley Dickerson Jerry Goerlitz Albert White Ronnie Myers Clifton McNeil Ted Stute Frank Gardner Jim Shorter Tom Goosby Bill Cummings Dennis Biodrowski Herbert Harlan Sonny Bishop John Anabo Paul Flatley

v t e San Diego Chargers 1962 AFL draft selections
Bob Ferguson Lance Alworth Dick Hudson John Hadl Bob Bill Mack Burton Bob Mitinger John Cornett Roy Winston Frank Buncom Wendell Harris Bobby Jackson Jerry Robinson Tom Minter Dan Sullivan Sonny Bishop Ralph Smith George Andrie Chuck Bryant Jim Bates Fred Moore George Gross Frank Gardner Dennis Biodrowski Mike Lind Ron Herman Jesse Williams Jim Thibert Dick Farris Homer Jones Sam Gruneisen Mike Woulfe Mel Rideout Ben Wilson Paul Dudley John Denvir Doug Elmore Wayne Frazier Jacque MacKinnon Phil Lohmann

San Diego Chargers 1962 AFL draft selections

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