A View from Two Benches: Bob Thomas in Football and the Law

by Doug Feldmann

Book Overview

Whether in football or in the law, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas has always had the best view from the bench.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501749986
• ISBN13: 9781501749988
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher