Bishop appeared close to tears as he left the room and returned a short time later. Alex Pellerin, one of the captains of the Lawrence varsity, was the first person to speak about Bishop. Individually, he's a great friend. Not only is he a good coach, but he's a good father figure to a lot of kids on the team who don't have fathers. Bishop took over the varsity football job in 1997 when Pete Cooper stepped down after coaching the Bulldogs for 28 years.
Cooper is a current member of the board.
During Bishop's four years at Lawrence, the Bulldogs have finished 17-18 overall. Bishop, who will turn 43 next month, served as the athletic director at Lawrence from 1996 until stepping down in 1999, citing the desire to spend more time with his family. Bishop previously served as head varsity football coach at Winthrop and Morse. But this will be my last stop. In March, the board voted not to renew the contracts of varsity track and field coach Tim Alberts, his assistant, Brendan Scully, and varsity softball coach Joey Marcoux.