Education

Newton was voted most improved player his junior year and "most valuable lineman" his senior year at John Glenn

Newton went to a junior college for the first two years of college and then received a scholarship from the University of Nebraska. Newton"s first season was 1969 and Nebraska was coming off of a bad season. Bob was a consensus All-American football player at the University of Nebraska on their first National Championship team coached by Bob Devaney.

Newton was also named one of the top 50 players for the Huskers.

Coach Tom Osborne recruited Newton out of California and was part of the historic turn around.

Career

Played for the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks. Newton was on the Seattle Seahawks expansion team and responsible for getting the franchise off the ground. 1980 Seahawks Lineman of the Year Post Football July 1983 entered a treatement center for chemical dependency.

Newton is serving as lead relapse prevention facilitator for the Center’s Young Adult Track (YAT) at the Betty Ford Center.

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1975, United States District Court (southern and eastern district) New York, United States Court Appeals (2nd, 3rd and 10th circuits).