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Cris Dishman
Cris Edward Dishman (born August 13, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who is the 18th head football coach for Texas Southern University, a position he has held since 2024. He played professionally as a cornerback for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Dishman played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected in the fifth round of the 1988 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Redskins from 1988 to 2000.
Dishman attended St. Francis DeSales High School where he was two time Kentucky All-State in 1981 and 1982. Dishman played college football at Purdue University, where he was named to the All-Big Ten team in 1987. He also ran track for the Boilermakers, running the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash. He graduated in 1988 with a degree in criminal justice.
The Houston Oilers selected Dishman in the fifth round (125th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft. He was the 15th cornerback drafted in 1988. On July 16, 1988, the Oilers signed Dishman to a four–year rookie contract that would keep him under contract with the Oilers throughout the 1991 NFL season.
Throughout training camp, he competed against Richard Johnson to possibly be the No. 2 starting cornerback due to a contract holdout by Patrick Allen. Head coach Jerry Glanville named Dishman a backup and listed him as the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the season, behind Steve Brown and Richard Johnson.
On September 4, 1988, Dishman made his professional regular season debut in the Houston Oilers’ season-opener at the Indianapolis Colts and recorded four solo tackles as they won in overtime 17–14. In Week 2, Dishman earned his first career start in place of Steve Brown who was inactive due to a hamstring injury and set a season-high with three pass deflections as the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Raiders 38–35. He finished his rookie season in 1988 with 20 combined tackles (16 solo), five pass deflections, and a forced fumble in 15 games and two starts.
He returned to training camp slated as a backup cornerback and special teams player. Head coach Jerry Glanville named Dishman a backup and listed him as the third cornerback on the depth chart to start the season, behind starting duo Patrick Allen and Steve Brown.
On October 15, 1989, Dishman made two solo tackles, a pass deflection, and made his first career interception off a pass thrown by Mike Tomczak to wide receiver Glen Kozlowski during a 33–28 victory at the Chicago Bears. In Week 4, he recorded two combined tackles (one solo) and set a season-high with four pass deflections as the Oilers routed the Miami Dolphins 39–7. In Week 13, he made one solo tackle, two pass deflections, and sealed a 23–16 victory at the Pittsburgh Steelers by intercepting a last second Hail Mary thrown by Bubby Brister to end the game. On December 10, 1989, Dishman set a season-high with four pass deflections, made one pass break-up, and picked off Vinny Testaverde's pass attempt to wide receiver Willie Drewrey as the Oilers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17–20. He finished the 1989 NFL season with a total of 26 combined tackles (20 solo), 20 pass deflections, four interceptions, one forced fumble, and made a fumble recovery in 16 games without any starts. Although Pro Football Reference doesn't provide game logs for the 1989 NFL season they recorded Dishman made 37 total tackles.
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Cris Dishman
Cris Edward Dishman (born August 13, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who is the 18th head football coach for Texas Southern University, a position he has held since 2024. He played professionally as a cornerback for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Dishman played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected in the fifth round of the 1988 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Redskins from 1988 to 2000.
Dishman attended St. Francis DeSales High School where he was two time Kentucky All-State in 1981 and 1982. Dishman played college football at Purdue University, where he was named to the All-Big Ten team in 1987. He also ran track for the Boilermakers, running the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash. He graduated in 1988 with a degree in criminal justice.
The Houston Oilers selected Dishman in the fifth round (125th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft. He was the 15th cornerback drafted in 1988. On July 16, 1988, the Oilers signed Dishman to a four–year rookie contract that would keep him under contract with the Oilers throughout the 1991 NFL season.
Throughout training camp, he competed against Richard Johnson to possibly be the No. 2 starting cornerback due to a contract holdout by Patrick Allen. Head coach Jerry Glanville named Dishman a backup and listed him as the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the season, behind Steve Brown and Richard Johnson.
On September 4, 1988, Dishman made his professional regular season debut in the Houston Oilers’ season-opener at the Indianapolis Colts and recorded four solo tackles as they won in overtime 17–14. In Week 2, Dishman earned his first career start in place of Steve Brown who was inactive due to a hamstring injury and set a season-high with three pass deflections as the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Raiders 38–35. He finished his rookie season in 1988 with 20 combined tackles (16 solo), five pass deflections, and a forced fumble in 15 games and two starts.
He returned to training camp slated as a backup cornerback and special teams player. Head coach Jerry Glanville named Dishman a backup and listed him as the third cornerback on the depth chart to start the season, behind starting duo Patrick Allen and Steve Brown.
On October 15, 1989, Dishman made two solo tackles, a pass deflection, and made his first career interception off a pass thrown by Mike Tomczak to wide receiver Glen Kozlowski during a 33–28 victory at the Chicago Bears. In Week 4, he recorded two combined tackles (one solo) and set a season-high with four pass deflections as the Oilers routed the Miami Dolphins 39–7. In Week 13, he made one solo tackle, two pass deflections, and sealed a 23–16 victory at the Pittsburgh Steelers by intercepting a last second Hail Mary thrown by Bubby Brister to end the game. On December 10, 1989, Dishman set a season-high with four pass deflections, made one pass break-up, and picked off Vinny Testaverde's pass attempt to wide receiver Willie Drewrey as the Oilers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17–20. He finished the 1989 NFL season with a total of 26 combined tackles (20 solo), 20 pass deflections, four interceptions, one forced fumble, and made a fumble recovery in 16 games without any starts. Although Pro Football Reference doesn't provide game logs for the 1989 NFL season they recorded Dishman made 37 total tackles.