A view from two benches : Bob Thomas in football and the law / Doug Feldmann ; with foreword by Mike Ditka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldmann, Doug, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Ditka, Mike, Contributor.

Ditka, Mike.

Series:

Cornell scholarship online.

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Bob, 1952-.

Thomas, Bob.

Chicago Bears (Football team).

Illinois. Supreme Court.

Illinois.

Football players--United States--Biography.

Football players.

Judges--Illinois--Biography.

Judges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Nothern Illinois University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Bob Thomas got his start in football at the University of Notre Dame, kicking for the famed 'Fighting Irish' in the early 1970s. Claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears in 1975, Thomas helped to take the franchise from their darkest days to their brightest. Yet, on the cusp of the team's greatest moment, he was struck with a shocking blow that challenged his fortitude. This dramatic retelling of Bob Thomas's fascinating life, shows how neither football nor the law was part of Thomas's dreams while growing up the son of Italian immigrants in Rochester, New York, in the 1960s.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. A Ride to Freedom

2. South Bend

3. Claimed on Waivers

4. The Meadowlands

5. Maggie

6. Cut

7. Resilience

8. Comeback

9. Hitting New Heights

10. Faith Rewarded

11. Boot Camp—and Moving On

12. Justice Tempered with Civility

13. Integrity

14. Looking Ahead

Notes

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 15, 2020).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501750007

1501750003

OCLC:

1119122429