Sam Bishop, (born March 1, 1983 in

Moorestown Township, New Jersey Moorestown is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population w ...

) is a U.S. soccer

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

. Bishop grew up in Moorestown Township and attended

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Ep ...

, playing on the men's soccer team from 2001 to 2004. After graduating in 2005, he signed with the

Harrisburg City Islanders Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soc ...

in the

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. In 2007, he was part of the Islanders USL-2 championship team. In 2008, he moved to the expansion Pennsylvania Stoners as a player and assistant coach.Sam Bishop, Ex-Lehigh and Harrisburg City Islanders Goalkeeper, will also act as Assistant Coach
/ref> In 2008, he also became an assistant coach with the

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Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of Luther ...

soccer team. In 2009, Bishop returned to his alma mater,

, and acted as the goalkeeper coach. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his acting efforts.

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Pennsylvania Stoners roster

1983 births American soccer coaches American soccer players Association football goalkeepers Penn FC players Living people Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's soccer players Pennsylvania Stoners players People from Moorestown, New Jersey USL Second Division players National Premier Soccer League players Lehigh Valley United players Harrisburg Heat (MASL) players Muhlenberg Mules men's soccer coaches National Premier Soccer League coaches Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's soccer coaches Player-coaches {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub