Campbell University

A two-sport star from 1961-64, Sam Bishop was inducted into the Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.  He starred in basketball for Coach Fred McCall and in baseball under Coach Hargrove Davis.
 
Along with fellow Campbell Hall of Fame members Calvin and Charles Koonce and Mike Reidy, Bishop was a major player in Campbell’s transition from the junior college to the senior college level.  A member of Campbell’s final junior college state championship basketball team in 1961, Bishop holds the distinction of playing in Campbell’s first-ever senior college games in both basketball and baseball.
 
On the basketball court, Bishop averaged double figure points and rebounds for the Camels.  The 6-foot-7 center is believed to be the first player to dunk the basketball in a college game for the Camels.  During his freshman year, the right-handed pitcher tossed a no-hitter against North Carolina Wesleyan and struck out 24 batters in the process.
 
Following his Campbell career, Bishop pitched for two seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization at St. Petersburg in the Florida State League and Rock Hill (S.C.) in the Western Carolina League.  At Rock Hill, he played for manager Sparky Anderson, who later managed the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers to World Series championships.  Bishop’s roommate at Rock Hill was future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton.
 
A native of Riverton, N.J., Bishop worked for Hoeganaes Corporation for more than three decades.