Sonny Bishop

Erwin Wilfred Bishop
Born: October 1, 1939
Winner, SD USA
Position: G-T
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 245
College: Fresno St.
High School: El Cajon Valley (El Cajon, CA)
Career: 1962-1974
Drafted: 1962 in Round 11, #88 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Drafted: 1962 in Round 18, #249 overall by the Cleveland Browns

Sonny Bishop played from 1962 to 1974 during his career with the Dallas Texans, Houston Oilers, Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders. Bishop caught 1 passes for 0 yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in his career.


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Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1964AFL Houston Oilers100.00
AFL100.00
Totals100.00

Defense and Fumbles:

Year Team Tackle Brup Fum F Rec FYds FTD FF
1969AFL Houston Oilers01000
AFL001000
Totals0001000

Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1962AFLDallas Texans143
1963AFLOakland Raiders1410
1964AFLHouston Oilers1414
1965AFLHouston Oilers1414
1966AFLHouston Oilers1414
1967AFLHouston Oilers1211
1968AFLHouston Oilers1414
1969AFLHouston Oilers1413
1974WFLHouston Texans

Honors

1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)


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