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Wheaton College Remembers Former Head Football Coach J.R. Bishop (1938-2022)

Former Wheaton College head football coach J.R. Bishop died Tuesday, June 21. He was 84. In 1982, he was named head coach of the Crusaders' football program. He served as head coach from 1982-1995, retiring as head football coach in 1995 following Wheaton's first NCAA Division III Playoff appearance. He remained on the Wheaton football staff as an offensive coordinator and associate head coach from 1996 until his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the 2005 season.