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Joe Amato
Joe Amato may refer to: *Joe Amato (poet) (born 1955), American writer *Joe Amato (dragster driver) Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American dragster driver, who won the NHRA Top Fuel championship five occasions and scored 52 event victories, most of them with crew chief Tim Richards. He was the first driver to ex ... (born 1944), American dragster driver * Joseph Amato (mobster) (died 1927), Chicago mobster * Joseph A. Amato (born 1938), author and scholar of history {{hndis, Amato, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Amato (poet)
Joe Amato (born May 31, 1955, in Syracuse, New York, and raised in the metro area) is an American writer best known for his poetry and his work in poetics. Biography A licensed Professional Engineer in New York State, Amato spent seven years in industry working in various project engineering capacities before returning to graduate school. He holds degrees in mathematics and mechanical engineering from Syracuse University (B.S./B.S., 1976), and degrees in English from University at Albany (M.A., 1986, Doctor of Arts, 1989). Amato is the author of eleven books, including a memoir and three novels, and numerous essays and reviews. With his frequent writing partner, Kass Fleisher, he wrote several screenplays (none of which have been produced to date). From 2003 to 2023, Amato was a member of the creative writing faculty at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He's the former production manager at Steerage Press. Books of a Finer Age'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Amato (dragster Driver)
Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American dragster driver, who won the NHRA Top Fuel championship five occasions and scored 52 event victories, most of them with crew chief Tim Richards. He was the first driver to exceed 260 mph and 280 mph in competition. Early life and education Amato began racing cars as a teenager, when he worked at his family's auto parts store. He dropped out of high school to help run the store when his father had serious heart problems; eventually, Amato built the business into Keystone Automotive, a large and successful automotive wholesaler and distributor. Racing career Between 1982 and 2000, Amato finished in the Top 10 every year and, in 1983, earned his first Top Fuel victory in Montreal in 1983. His final career victory came in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2000. Eye surgery forced him to retire from competitive driving at the end of the 2000 season. He then participated as a team owner until selling the busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Amato (mobster)
The Milwaukee Crime Family, Balistrieri Crime Family, or Milwaukee Mafia is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Peter J. Devico ''The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra.'(pg.154-156)/ref> The crime family was considered a branch of the Chicago Outfit. The family's most influential boss was Frank "Mr. Big" Balistrieri, who was greatly involved in the Las Vegas skimming casinos.United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Searches Conducted on March 8, 1980 Today, the crime family is nearly extinct, since Balistrieri died in 1993, with the Chicago Outfit gaining control over some of the illegal rackets in the area. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
