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

"The story of Bob Thomas, a man who reached the very top of two separate and distinct professions, Chicago Bears' football and the law, while guided along the way by an underpinning of faith"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feldmann, Doug, 1970- (Author)
Other Authors: Ditka, Mike (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Nothern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Thomas, Bob, > 1952-
Chicago Bears (Football team)
Illinois. > Supreme Court.
Football players > United States > Biography.
Judges > Illinois > Biography.
Football players.
Judges.
Illinois.
United States.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xviii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A ride to freedom
  • South Bend
  • Claimed on waivers
  • The Meadowlands
  • Maggie
  • Cut
  • Resilience
  • Comeback
  • Hitting new heights
  • Faith rewarded
  • Boot camp
  • and moving on
  • Justice tempered with civility
  • Integrity
  • Looking ahead