Authors and Illustrators Database

Born: 1916  Toluca
Died: 2007
Parents: Nicholas and Angela Antonacci
Spouse: Amaryllis, a medical technician
Children: Robert, Jr. and Clarissa
Address(es):
Last known address:
Albuquerque, NM

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Tennis for Young Champions - Co-author:Barbara D. Lockhart.	Non Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : McGraw-Hill	1982
	Soccer for Young Champions - Co-author: Anthony J. Puglisi	Non Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : McGraw-Hill	1978
	Track and Field for Young Champions - Co-author: Gene Schoor.	Non Fiction	Children, Teen	New York, McGraw-Hill	1974
	Basketball for young champions - Co-author: Jene Barr. Republished 1979.	Non Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : Whittlesey House	1960-1979
	Football for Young Champions - Co-author: Jene Barr. Republished 1976.	Non Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : McGraw-Hill	1958-1976
	Physical Fitness for Young Champions - Co-author: Jene Barr. Republished 1976.	Non Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : McGraw-Hill	1958-1976
	Baseball for Young Champions - Co-author: Jene Barr. Republished 1977.	Non Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : McGraw-Hill	1956-1977
	Coaches Wrestling Manual - (Publication Years: 1949, 1956, 1963)	Non Fiction	Adult	Self-Published	1949
	Sports Officiating	Non Fiction	Adult	A. S. Barnes	1948
	Other writings: - 30 magazine articles and contributor to textbooks, and manuals and guides in the area of health and physical education curricula	Non Fiction

What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, "My goal is to write books that will tell the young readers that engaging in healthy sports and fitness activities will give them a feeling of joy, fun, respect for others, and a sense of fair play. My greatest motivators and critics have been my wife, Amaryllis, daugther Clarissa, and son Bob, Jr., who often remind me of how the playground and elementary school programs helped me as a young boy growing up in Chicago. Many of my best moments occur when talking to young boys and girls during the special library and school-community programs."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Name	Date
School Bell Award
American Medical Association Fellow; American College of Sports Medicine
National Award from NEA-AAHPER for promotion of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Youth Fitness Testing Programs
Bishop's Award, Chicago-Gary Area Catholic Youth Organization for contributing to boys and girls sports and fitness literature
YMCA Award for service to youth
Producers Award, Program Aids Co., Mt. Vernon, NY for development of innovative programs in physical education and athletics

MeLCat Links:
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