Thank you all who helped make World Cup a success
Letter to the Editor, the Sun Chronicle, Jul 14, 2026by Robert Gillis To the editor: The last game of the World Cup planned for here in Foxboro was played on…
Twenty-Five takeaways from Sunday’s Patriots Super Bowl sendoff rally, Sunday January 28, 2019
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 1/2019 and the Boston City Paper 2/2019 1. I am SO glad the weather wasn’t what we had last Sunday; no way…
We Are All Patriots — Thank you Pats for an amazing 2015-2016 season!
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 2/2016 A year ago, in 2015, before the AFC game, I wrote a column in this space…
Win or lose, THANK YOU New England Patriots!
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 1/2013 Before our New England Patriots go to Denver this weekend, before we are either anticipating another Super…
Boston Red Sox prove we are BOSTON STRONG with World Series win at Fenway
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 11/2013 “This is for you, Boston. You guys deserve it… We’ve been through a lot this year and…
Reevaluating what makes a hero and a role model
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and The Boston City Paper, 6/2013 Last week, in light of the events in the Aaron Hernandez case, the New England Patriots…
Unruly Boston sports fans are a disgrace
By Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper 6/2008 Boston sports fans: What the hell is the matter with you people? The Red Sox / Patriots / Your College…
Thank you New England Patriots!
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper, 1/2007 After weeks of almost spring-like conditions, winter had returned with a vengeance, and most of us…
Red Sox Win the World Series
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 11/2004 “I can’t believe it,” Sue said. “I can’t believe it either,” I said. The Boston Red Sox had just won the…
That’s Entertainment? The Wardrobe Malfunction at the Super Bowl
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 2/2004 It’s taken me a little while to collect my thoughts about the alleged “wardrobe malfunction” incident during the Superbowl half-time show.…
New England Patriots make us proud during winter of our discontent
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 1/2004 In “City Streets” Carole King sings, “River wind is icy / Chills run through my bones / Tides of life are…
Even angels in the outfield couldn’t help the Red Sox – 2003
Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 10/2003 My dad, God bless him — was the sports fanatic in my family and a true die hard Red Sox fan. While winter nights…
1997 – Keep the Patriots in Foxboro — the open letter I wrote to Mr. Kraft
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 1/1997 Note: I’d been writing for the Reporter for only a year or so when I wrote this one — keeping the…