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.
Todd Floyd converted from QB to WR and played at UNLV from 1996-’98.
Caught 45 yard hail mary against Wisconsin in 1996, earning him a spot on ESPN’s Play of the Year.
In 31 contests he logged 77 catches for 1,039 yards and 9 TDs.
After preseason stints in both Buffalo (1999) and Jacksonville (1998), he joined the NFLE in 1999.
He caught 31 passes and scored 3 TDs in 1999.
Then in 2000, Todd put up solid numbers helping Frankfurt reach the World Bowl.
Caught 45 passes for 757 yards and 5 TDs including a 71 yarder.
Played for the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL in 2001.
NOTES:
Well Todd was very kind to sign all 3 TTM needs I had. The XFL 2001 cards were laughable at the time, but are now a curiosity of design of that era for me now. It’s just so over the top!
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
76
1080
14.2
8
71t
NFLE
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
3
71
23.7
1
37
XFL
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