Ralph Bishop

Ralph Bishop
Personal information
Born	October 1, 1915; Brooklyn, New York
Died	October 1, 1974 (aged 59); Santa Clara, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Yakima (Yakima, Washington)
College	Yakima Valley CC (1932–1933); Washington (1933–1936);
NBA draft	1947 / Round: – / Pick: –
	Selected by the Chicago Stags
Position	Forward
Career history
1948–1949	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American – Converse (1936); First-team All-PCC (1936);
Representing United States
Men's basketball
Olympic Games

Ralph English Bishop (October 1, 1915 – October 1, 1974) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the American basketball team that won the gold medal. He played three matches including the final.

Bishop later played professionally for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball League, a forerunner to the National Basketball Association. He averaged 1.8 points per game during the 1948–1949 season.^[1]

He played college basketball at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

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