Gale Bishop

Gale Bishop

Bishop in 1948
Personal information
Born	(1922-06-04)June 4, 1922 Sumas, Washington
Died	December 26, 2003(2003-12-26) (aged 81) Tacoma, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Washington State (1941–1943, 1945–1946)
Playing career	1944–1949
Position	Forward
Number	11
Career history
1944	Fircrest Dairy
1946–1948	Bellingham Fricrests
1948–1949	Philadelphia Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Consensus first-team All-American (1943) 2× First-team All-PCC (1943, 1946)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Gale Bishop (June 4, 1922 – December 26, 2003) was an American professional basketball player.

Born in Sumas, Washington, he played collegiately for the Washington State University.

He played for the Philadelphia Warriors (1948–49) in the BAA for 56 games.

Bishop died on December 26, 2003 in Tacoma, Washington.

BAA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played
FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage
APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948–49	Philadelphia	56	.325	.651	1.6	8.3
Career		56	.325	.651	1.6	8.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948–49	Philadelphia	2	.269	.500	1.0	9.0
Career		2	.269	.500	1.0	9.0

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com