The Gipper's Ghost: A Story of the Spirit of Notre Dame (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500609405)

THE AUTHOR Originally published in 1985, THE GIPPER'S GHOST is the first novel written by Robert Quakenbush (pronounced QUAKE -n - bush). Bob is a Notre Dame graduate. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1976. While at Notre Dame, he polished his writing skills as a reporter for the student newspaper, The Observer, and as sports editor of the 1975 yearbook, The Dome. He also served as chairman of Notre Dame's annual springtime festival, An Tostal. The Muncie, Indiana, native was raised in the northwest suburbs of Detroit, where he attended and graduated from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs grade school and Brother Rice High School. He spent many years in Chicago as a public relations and marketing communications professional. Despite what he himself calls "the highly questionable theology" he presented in THE GIPPER'S GHOST, Bob later handled media relations for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, and was even appointed Chief Communications Officer by its archbishop, the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin. Today, Bob remains involved with Catholic education. He serves on the school board for Saint Joseph High School in South Bend, Indiana, and works at his beloved alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. He lives in South Bend with his wife Mary Beth, daughter Kelly, and their small dogs.