CARDS: Topps XFL 2001
ACQUIRED: IP, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Octavious Bishop was a big, sturdy LT that played for the University of Texas from 1995-’98, paving the way for Ricky Williams.
• Undrafted he spent time in the camps of the Raiders and Falcons.
• Spent the 2000 season with the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFLE.
• He’d appear in 8 games (starting 7) playing LOT and ROT.
• In 2001, Octavious joined the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL.
• Critically injured during week 2 against the Xtreme, Bishop’s playing career was over.
• He later returned to UT to earn both his bachelors and masters.
• Then he served on the Longhorns Staff as the Director of Student Leadership/ Personal Development.
• As of this post he’s President & Founder of Eye Level Consulting LLC.
• Doc Ock also is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology with Austin Community College.

NOTES:

Doc Ock became a part of history when he became involved in the greatest XFL game nobody saw.

Week 2 was another make it or break it week for the league and Chicago and the Xtreme were playing in primetime before SNL on NBC. As the teams battled, the power went out causing the game to be delayed significantly. Then when the game came back on, Octavious was injured, causing the game to be delayed again for another 15 minutes. Finally, after the game continued, the Xtreme forced double OT, which pushed SNL’s start time well past midnight on the East Coast, rankling executives feathers.

Octavious never had a card made of him. (He might be a great Upper Deck UT HACK card candidate.) He was happy enough to sign this card for me. A low key, deep cut win for me it was nice to get him on something, even if the Neighborhood Bowling Event was a complete and utter bust.