Bob Whitewood is a city councilman and lawyer who sued the league to allow the Bears (in particular, his son) to play. He convinces (and pays) Buttermaker to coach the team. He is Toby 's father and the husband of Liz Whitewood .
Bob was portrayed by Ben Piazza in The Bad News Bears .
Trivia[]
- Though Bob Whitewood never appeared in any other movie or in the TV series, both Emily Rappant in the series and Liz Whitewood in the remake have taken aspects of Bob's character.