Adam Jude
Seattle Times staff reporter
DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Those who know Bishop Sankey best were not surprised by his breakout season as a sophomore, when he rushed for 1,439 yards.
Bishop Sankey file
Position: Running back
Height, weight: 5-10, 203
Year: Junior
Hometown: Spokane
2012 statistics
• 1,439 yards rushing, 16 TDs
• 249 yards receiving
He is, on the surface, everything you would want in a son.
Bishop Sankey takes off his helmet. He smiles. Shakes hands. Looks you in the eye. He speaks softly but confidently. He comes off as respectful. Thoughtful. Bright. Humble.
Add in 1,439 yards rushing, 16 touchdowns and a 3.8 grade-point average, and the on-the-surface snapshot of Bishop Sankey is too good to be true, right?
“It’s all true,” said David McKenna, who coached Sankey for four seasons at Spokane’s Gonzaga Prep. “That’s who he is. He’s quiet, humble. The hardest-working kid I’ve ever been around.
“He has all that God-given talent, but he doesn’t flaunt it. He’s just a joy to be around.”
So there it is. What you see is what you get with Sankey, Washington’s junior tailback. And, after his out-of-nowhere performance in 2012, UW’s opponents will surely see much more of him this season.
Just don’t ask him about himself. Bishop Sankey, reluctant star, would prefer to deflect credit to his offensive line, to talk about the team. Those selfless, hard-working qualities, he says, come from his father, Chris Sankey, an Air Force technical sergeant who raised his son on his own for much of Bishop’s youth.
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