Richard Bishop (gridiron football)

Richard Bishop
Date of birth	March 23, 1950
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death	September 26, 2016 (aged 66)
Place of death	Miami, Florida
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive lineman
US college	Marshalltown Community College/Louisville
NFL draft	1974 / Round: 5 / Pick: 127; (By the Cincinnati Bengals)
Career history
As player
1974–1975	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1975	Ottawa Rough Riders
1976–1981	New England Patriots
1982	Miami Dolphins
1983	Los Angeles Rams
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Richard Bishop (March 23, 1950 – September 26, 2016) was an American football defensive tackle who played for the New England Patriots.^[1] He played college football at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa where he was a First-Team NJCAA All-American as a defensive end. Following his career at Marshalltown, Bishop played for the University of Louisville. He died in Miami, Florida in 2016.^[2]

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