Description
Book SynopsisWhether 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 with a shocking blow that challenged his fortitude.
In this dramatic retelling of Bob Thomas''s fascinating life, renowned sports writer Doug Feldmann 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. Chasing excellence on both the gridiron and in the courtroom, however, would require resilience in ways he could not have imagined.
As A View from Two Benches shows us, Bob Thomas reached the top of two separate and distinc
Table of Contents
1. A Ride to Freedom
2. South Bend
3. Claimed on Waivers
4. The Medowlands
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
