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In his nearly three-decade career at CU, Bishop started and reinstated several athletic programs. He launched men's and women's programs for [[soccer]], [[swimming]] and diving, and he oversaw the return of [[football]] to the campus in 1988, after an absence of fifty years. He also brought back cross country competition. He coached award-winning men's [[golf]] teams from 1969 to 1978. He also coached men's and women's tennis, track and field, cross country and was the freshman men's [[basketball]] coach. He worked to establish the CU Athletics Boosters and Big Maroon clubs and spearheaded the efforts to establish the Mid-South Conference in 1996. He led CU into the National Christian College Athletic Association. In 1986, the Bishops established an endowed fund to provide scholarships for students in physical education or CU athletic programs. In 2000, CU honored Bishop as the only inductee that year to the Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name=bio/>

In his nearly three-decade career at CU, Bishop started and reinstated several athletic programs. He launched men's and women's programs for [[soccer]], [[swimming]] and diving, and he oversaw the return of [[football]] to the campus in 1988, after an absence of fifty years. He also brought back cross country competition. He coached award-winning men's [[golf]] teams from 1969 to 1978. He also coached men's and women's tennis, track and field, cross country and was the freshman men's [[basketball]] coach. He worked to establish the CU Athletics Boosters and Big Maroon clubs and spearheaded the efforts to establish the Mid-South Conference in 1996. He led CU into the National Christian College Athletic Association. In 1986, the Bishops established an endowed fund to provide scholarships for students in physical education or CU athletic programs. In 2000, CU honored Bishop as the only inductee that year to the Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name=bio/>

  

  

Current CU President Michael V. Carter described Bishop as "the epitome of ... a true Christian servant leader. He not only made impacts in our athletics department but in our academic programs and inside the community."<ref name=bio/> [[W. R. Davenport]], the Campbellsville College president from 1969 to 1988, described Bishop as "a strong and significant leader for both our athletic and academic program with an emphasis in physical education. ...  The present success for our programs were built on the foundation that he laid so many years ago. He will be sorely missed, not only by his loving family, but by all of us who had the privilege of working with him through the years."<ref name=bio/> Another former CU president, Kenneth W. Winters, a former member of the Kentucky State Senate, said that Bishop "was a gentleman. He was a kind man who loved the students at Campbellsville and who loved the Lord. He was truly a one-of-a-kind man who worked hard to give Campbellsville University a strong athletic base."<ref name=bio/>  

Current CU President [[Michael V. Carter]] described Bishop as "the epitome of ... a true Christian servant leader. He not only made impacts in our athletics department but in our academic programs and inside the community."<ref name=bio/> [[W. R. Davenport]], the Campbellsville College president from 1969 to 1988, described Bishop as "a strong and significant leader for both our athletic and academic program with an emphasis in physical education. ...  The present success for our programs were built on the foundation that he laid so many years ago. He will be sorely missed, not only by his loving family, but by all of us who had the privilege of working with him through the years."<ref name=bio/> Another former CU president, Kenneth W. Winters, a former member of the Kentucky State Senate, said that Bishop "was a gentleman. He was a kind man who loved the students at Campbellsville and who loved the Lord. He was truly a one-of-a-kind man who worked hard to give Campbellsville University a strong athletic base."<ref name=bio/>  

[[Frank Cheatham]], a retired CU administrator, noted that Bishop "wore many hats. ... He was always interested in the success of student-athletes, and he spent many hours working with students to help them succeed. Most importantly, Don always lived his life showing his love for the Lord."<ref name=bio/> CU athletics director James A. "Jim" Hardy (born 1962) called Bishop "the administrative foundation" on which the current athletics programs are built: "Don taught me to always remember to use the platform of sports to show people [[Jesus]]. He had a huge impact on many in this community as he taught ... thousands, of young people to swim and also served in many capacities at church."<ref name=bio/>

[[Frank Cheatham]], a retired CU administrator, noted that Bishop "wore many hats. ... He was always interested in the success of student-athletes, and he spent many hours working with students to help them succeed. Most importantly, Don always lived his life showing his love for the Lord."<ref name=bio/> CU athletics director James A. "Jim" Hardy (born 1962) called Bishop "the administrative foundation" on which the current athletics programs are built: "Don taught me to always remember to use the platform of sports to show people [[Jesus]]. He had a huge impact on many in this community as he taught ... thousands, of young people to swim and also served in many capacities at church."<ref name=bio/>