Bishop Harris (November 23, 1941 – May 29, 2024) was an American college and professional football coach whose career spanned more than 30 years.
Harris also served as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, including stints with the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and San Francisco 49ers.
[2] Bishop then moved to Minnesota where he worked the next five seasons for John Gutekunst, coaching the Golden Gophers outside linebackers (1986–1987) and running backs (1988–1990).
[3] He returned to his alma mater in 1991 when he became the 16th head coach in the history of the North Carolina Central football program.
Harris spent two seasons as Denver's running backs coach, then served in the same capacity for the Oakland Raiders (1995–1997), New York Jets (2001–2004), Buffalo Bills (1998–1999), and San Francisco 49ers (2005–2007).