Early September is when the NFL season starts. It will also be when Bob Thomas becomes the new Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Thomas was the placekicker for the Chicago Bears in the mid and late 1970s, until Mike Ditka cut him. So there is life after a Ditka roster cut. Bob's also a Notre Dame grad. This story comes to us from the Daily Herald.
Bob's also a Notre Dame grad.
The article points out that Bob Thomas is not unique in his ascension from NFL player to state Chief Justice. Alan Page, one of the "Purple People Eaters" of the 1970s Minnesota Vikings, later went on to become Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Page is a Notre Dame alumnus too.
What the article missed, is that Alan Page ended is Hall of Fame career as a Chicago Bear.
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