| Kevin Bishop |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
St. Petersburg, Fla.
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| High School:
Northeast/South Florida
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 227
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| Position:
Linebacker
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| Birthdate:
09/28/1978
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| Experience:
1V
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On Bishop: Second-year junior at Maryland who earned nine starts in his first Division I season … knee injury at NC State forced him to miss the last two games of 1999 … third-leading returning tackler who joins junior linebacking mates Marlon Moore and Aaron Thompson to form what Lindy's Preseason Annual calls the eighth-best linebacking unit in the country … a quick and agile linebacker with good instincts and the ability to get to the football … underwent postseason knee surgery in 1999 … expected to resume football career in August … participated in daily rehabilitation with Terp strength coaches during spring and summer.
1999: Started the first nine games at inside linebacker and finished third on the team in tackles … had 84 total tackles and averaged 9.3 per game … missed the final two games after a knee injury at NC State … had seven tackles for loss while adding four pass breakups and a pair of forced fumbles … posted 16 tackles at Wake Forest and a career-high 20 against Clemson … also had nine solos against Clemson … earned a starting position late in 1999 fall camp … attended spring drills in his first semester at Maryland.
1998: Sat out the 1998 season and eventually transferred to Maryland for spring drills.
1997: Redshirted his freshman season of 1997 as a linebacker at the University of South Florida.
High School: Graduated from Northeast High School in 1997 ... was a first team class 5A all-state choice as a defensive back as a senior in 1996 ... also played defensive back and slot back ... was selected the Pinellas County Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune ... was also selected to the West Central Florida Super 15 team ... as a senior, averaged 12.7 yards per carry (43 carries for 545 yards) in addition to catching 23 passes for 445 yards ... totaled 15 touchdowns ... also intercepted three passes ... lettered in basketball and track.
Personal: Kevin James Bishop … born Sept. 28, 1978 ... son of Diana Bishop … majoring in criminology and criminal justice … was a member of the National Honor Society ... attended a junior college, Harper-Rainey College in Illinois, after transferring from University of South Florida … 1999 Maryland scholar-athlete … member of 1999 All-ACC Football Academic Team.
Defense G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks Int
1999 9-9 40 44 84/9.3 7-16 0.0-0 0-0
Bishop Up Close
My goal for 2000 is: to play in a bowl game
Someday I would like to take a trip to: Ireland
The best advice I've ever received is: "To be proud of who you are and where you're from."
If I lost all my possessions except one, I'd like to keep: my family
My craziest ambition is: to be a guitar player in a rock band
My favorite type of food is: anything with peanut butter
